Ascent of the lower range of Sinai February 18th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Reproduction
![Ascent of the lower range of Sinai February 18th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1844 and 1845] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2e/2e557123fa40-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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This antique lithograph of Ascent of the lower range of Sinai February 18th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ascent of the lower range of Sinai February 18th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts dated this view of the lower range of Sinai to February 18, 1839, the day of the ascent it commemorates. The plate comes from *The Holy Land*, the large series he compiled from sketches made on his travels through Egypt, Syria, and Arabia. Louis Haghe transferred the drawings to stone, and F.G. Moon published the color lithographs in parts between 1842 and 1845. The barren granite and sweeping perspective convey the mountain's remoteness, which helped draw nineteenth-century European readers to the Bible's account of the Exodus.
| Created / published | [published between 1844 and 1845] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Illus. 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. 3, pts. 19-20, p. 2. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 5, pl. 111, p. 32-33. Tooley, no. 113 |
| Subjects | Sinai, Mount (Egypt)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,439 × 1,151 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217526 |
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