Shadows of the East, or, Slight sketches of scenery, persons, and customs : from observations during a tour in 1853 and 1854, in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey and Greece / by Catherine Tobin ; with maps and illustrations.
Alternate Title(s):
Shadows of the East
Published / Created:
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855.
Physical Description:
xiv, 256, ix p., [21] leaves of plates : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Tinted lithographs after John Brenan and Col. R.C. Crawford. Plates printed by Day & Son.
Contents:
Contents of the plates: Vincenzo Belluta (Dragoman) -- "Clothilde" -- A Ghawázee -- Assouan -- Green Convent, Mount Sinai -- Interior of Green Convent, Mount Sinai -- Sheikh of the Desert -- Damascus Gate, Jerusalem -- Crypt of Holy Sepulchre -- Dead Sea -- Fountain of the Virgin, Nazareth -- Mount Tabor -- Souk Barrada -- Ruins of Eastern Portico, Baalbed -- "Sweet Waters of Europe" -- Entrance to the Black Sea -- Athens -- Map of Route -- Map of Nile -- Map of Palestine.
Subject Terms:
Middle East -- Description and travel -- 19th century. | Egypt -- Description and travel -- 19th century. | Palestine -- Description and travel -- 19th century. | Syria -- Description and travel -- 19th century. | Turkey -- Description and travel -- 19th century. | Greece -- Description and travel -- 19th century.
Form/Genre:
Travel literature. | Lithographs.
Contributors:
Brenan, John, 1796–1865, ill. | Crawford, Robert Fitzgerald, 1809–1895, ill.