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[Maps and drawings of Jerusalem and important sites by Frederick Catherwood, 183-] – Historic Map Reproduction

[Maps and drawings of Jerusalem and important sites by Frederick Catherwood, 183-] — antique map
[Maps and drawings of Jerusalem and important sites by Frederick Catherwood, 183-]. Antique map from the Historic Print Archive 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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Among the Library's Jerusalem material, this item stands out for pairing maps with drawings of the city's churches and mosques, the work of Frederick Catherwood, an English architect and draftsman. Catherwood traveled in Egypt and the Levant in the early 1830s, when European visitors were producing careful records of sites that were little known to Western audiences. His measured drawings and plans reflect the period's interest in documenting the Holy City's architecture for scholars and general readers alike. The caption card gives no exact date, but the catalog's "183-" range places the work in that decade.

Medium1 item.
Notes[no date recorded on caption card]
SubjectsFor captions see LCQJ, July 1974. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Churches; Mosques; P.I.; Palestine--J.; Maps; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,114 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-127096

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