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Citadel of Jerusalem without the walls – Historic Reproduction

Citadel of Jerusalem without the walls, [published 1842] — antique lithograph
Citadel of Jerusalem without the walls, [published 1842]. Antique lithograph from the Middle East & Holy Land collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Citadel of Jerusalem without the walls, preserved in this antique lithograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The title names the citadel itself, shown without the surrounding walls, which sets this view apart from the wider city panoramas in the series. David Roberts sketched it on the spot during his travels in the Near East in 1838 and 1839, and Louis Haghe turned those drawings into color lithographs for *The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia*, published in London by F.G. Moon between 1842 and 1845. The fortress, traditionally called the Tower of David, stands near the Jaffa Gate on the city's western side, and Roberts's careful architectural detail makes it a useful record of the citadel as travelers of the period saw it.

Created / published[published 1842]
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreBook illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850.
NotesIllus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 1, pts. 1-2, p. 13. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 1, pl. 2, p. 16. Tooley, no. 12
SubjectsJerusalem--1840-1850.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,459 × 1,165 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-217429

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