Tombeaux des Rois (Jérusalem 16) – Historic Reproduction
(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 historic photograph of Tombeaux des Rois (Jérusalem 16) brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Tombeaux des Rois (Jérusalem 16)
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Known as the Tombs of the Kings, this rock-cut complex north of Jerusalem's walls was not a royal burial site; the name is a misnomer. Tradition links it to Queen Helena of Adiabene, but scholars generally date it to the first century and see it as a family necropolis of a wealthy Jewish household. Auguste Salzmann made this albumen print in 1856 for his multi-volume survey of the city's monuments, one of the earliest large photographic records of Jerusalem, and it captures the carved courtyard and tomb entrances as a mid-century camera recorded them.
| Created / published | Paris : Gidé et J. Baudry, 1856. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1850-1860.Albumen prints 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Published in: Jérusalem; étude et reproduction photographique des monuments de la Ville Sainte, depuis l'époque judaïque jusqu'à nos jours / Auguste Salzmann. Paris: Gidé et J. Baudry, 1856, v. 3, no. 16. |
| Subjects | Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Jerusalem--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,627 × 3,742 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222261 |
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