An Israelite Jerusalem Holy Land – Antique Print
![An Israelite Jerusalem Holy Land, [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1d/1d25922f08cf-L.webp)
(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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An Israelite Jerusalem Holy Land comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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An Israelite Jerusalem Holy Land
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Jerusalem and the word "Israelite" both appear in this print's title, which suggests a local figure set within the city rather than a monument alone. The color comes from the photochrom process, in which a black-and-white photographic negative guided a series of lithographic stones, one for each hue. The Detroit Publishing Company sold such views to American buyers, and this print is listed as number 15136 in its 1905 catalog of Holy Land scenes. Images like it reflect how Western audiences of the period often read Jerusalem's people as part of a biblical landscape.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom color. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. catalogue J,1905. Print no. 15136. Views of the Holy Land |
| Source | Library of Congress, Photochrom Prints |
| Original scan | 2,822 × 3,755 px · prints to 9 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 2010_An_Israelite_Jerusalem_1890.tif-02714u |
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