View of one of the oldest and most interesting Canaanite cities in Palestine. Nablous contains some fine fragments of its former grandeur.
Nablous, the ancient Shechem, one of the oldest cities in Palestine.
Category: 1857
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Historical views of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.
The view is extensive beyond the city, commanding the plain of Jericho, and, on the east, the valley of the Jordan, and a portion of the Dead Sea.
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The Mosque of Omar, on the Ancient Site of the Temple at Jerusalem.
A view of the Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem. A group of worshippers at the site of a temple, with Mosque of Omar in the distance.
Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, a leader of the great Indian uprising of 1857.
Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi Lakshmibai (Hindi: लक्ष्मीबाई, Lakṣmībāī, originally Manikarnika मणिकर्णिका Maṇikarṇikā; born 1828 in Benares; deceased on 17th June, 1858 in Gwalior) was a Rani (Queen) of Jhansi and… Read More
The Grand Durbar at Cawnpore after the Indian Uprising of 1857.
Grand Durbar at Cawnpore after the suppression of the Sepoy Revolt. Lord Canning investing the loyal Rajahs with decorations and proprietary rights by Marshall Claxton, Blackie and Son, London, Glasgow and Edinburgh, 1862.
The Pool of Hezekiah, and the Domes of the Church of the Resurrection.
View of the Pool Amygdalon or Hezekiah, and the Domes of the Church of the Resurrection. The Hospice of Saladin. Minaret of Omar. Dome of the Greek Chapel.
A Japanese sailing ship off the coast of Shimoda.
A Japanese sailing ship off the coast of Shimoda. From the book: Two journeys to Japan. 1856-7, by Kinahan Cornwallis. Illustrated by the author. Published by Thomas Cautley Newby. London… Read More
A Buddhist Temple at Nagasaki. Journeys to Japan 1856.
A Buddhist Temple at Nagasaki Japan. From the book: Two journeys to Japan. 1856-7, by Kinahan Cornwallis. Illustrated by the author. Published by Thomas Cautley Newby. London 1859.
Theatricals costumes at Nagasaki Japan. Japan Folk Theater.
Theatricals costumes at Nagasaki Japan. From the book: Two journeys to Japan. 1856-7, by Kinahan Cornwallis. Illustrated by the author. Published by Thomas Cautley Newby. London 1859.
A street scene off Shimoda. Journeys to Japan.
A street scene off Shimoda Japan. From the book: Two journeys to Japan. 1856-7, by Kinahan Cornwallis. Illustrated by the author. Published by Thomas Cautley Newby. London 1859.
