Summary:

In 1839 David Roberts, one of the most highly acclaimed landscape
artists of the 19th century, undertook an adventurous journey across
the Sinai Peninsula to Petra, Jerusalem, and Palestine, along the
Lebanese coasts and to the mysterious Baalbec. This oversized volume
presents for the first time Roberts' original plates, each paired
with a photograph that depicts the same composition and setting
nearly 150 years later. More than 500 color illustrations & photos.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 709 -- Historical, areas, persons treatment

Book Details:

Physical Description: 272 pages
Edition Info: Hardcover; 1997-03-21

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