Gaza, March 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. – Antique Print
![Gaza, March 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A., [published 1843] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7c/7c569c1e9076-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 rare antique lithograph captures Gaza, March 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Gaza, March 21st 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts dated this view of Gaza precisely, to March 21, 1839, and the city's long history as a coastal crossroads gives the scene its weight. He sketched it during his 1838 to 1839 journey through Egypt, Syria and the Holy Land, and Louis Haghe later transferred the drawing to stone for *The Holy Land*, which London publisher F.G. Moon issued in parts from 1842 to 1845. Gaza had been a stopping point for caravans and armies for thousands of years, and its place in the Bible, including the story of Samson carrying off the city gates, drew travelers and readers alike. The color version was meant to give European audiences a sense of the light and surfaces they would never see firsthand.
| Created / published | [published 1843] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Landscape prints 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. 2, pts. 7-8, p. 15. Tooley, no. 58 |
| Subjects | Archaeological sites--1830-1840. Gaza--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,455 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216113 |
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