Sarda, ancient Sidon April 28th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Reproduction
![Sarda, ancient Sidon April 28th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A., [published 1843] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cc/cc2c3676c00f-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 Sarda, ancient Sidon April 28th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Sarda, ancient Sidon April 28th 1839 / David Roberts, R.A.
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Roberts titled this view "Sarda," recording the Phoenician port of Sidon on the Lebanese coast, where he made his drawing on 28 April 1839 during his travels in the Levant. Louis Haghe turned the sketch into a color lithograph for *The Holy Land*, published in London by F. G. Moon between 1842 and 1845, when European readers were eager for images of biblical and ancient places. Sidon was a major Mediterranean trading city long before the Roman era, and its harbor and shoreline are worth noticing for the link they show between the modern town and that long maritime history.
| Created / published | [published 1843] |
|---|---|
| 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. 2, pts. 9-10, p. 14. Surrogate reference copy available in: The Holy Land / David Roberts. Tel-Aviv, Israel : Terra Sancta Arts, 1982, v. 2, pl. 42, p. 48. Tooley, no. 72 |
| Subjects | Sidon (Lebanon)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,461 × 1,165 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217486 |
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