Jerusalem. Entrance to Hospital of the Knights of St. John

8/27/20
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Hospital, S. John, Jerusalem, Holy Land, Ermete Pierotti,
PLATE XXXVII. Entrance to the Hospital of S. John.

PLATE XXXVII.

ENTRANCE TO THE HOSPITAL OF S. JOHN.

  1. Arch of the time of the Knights of S. John.
  2. Ruins of the Church of S. Mary the Great.
  3. Ancient Window of the Church of S. Mary the Great.

Source: Jerusalem Explored. Being a description of the ancient and modern city, with numerous illustrations consisting of views, ground plans, and sections by Ermete Pierotti; translated by Thomas George Bonney (Fellow of St Johns College, Cambridge). London: Bell and Daldy; Cambridge: Deighton, Bell and Co. 1864.

Hospital, Knights, S. John, Jerusalem, Holy Land, James M. McDonald,
Entrance to Hospital of the Knights of St. John, 1865.

Sgt. James M. McDonald (English, 1822 – 1885)
Entrance to Hospital of the Knights of St. John, 1865, Albumen silver print
15.9 × 21.4 cm (6 1/4 × 8 7/16 in.), 84.XB.1169.3.52
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Continuing

The First Crusade. Knights Hospitaller of the Order of Saint John.
The principality of Antioch. The crusades. The kingdom of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem. Plan of the Church of the Resurrection and the Holy Sepulchre.
View of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, by Ermete Pierotti.
The ancient Jerusalem. Geographical and historical. The Holy Land.
The Holy Land. Jerusalem from the road leading to Bethany.
Historical views of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.
Jerusalem from the South. The city’s various conquests.
View of the Damascus Gate, leading into Jerusalem.
The Church of the Purification at Jerusalem. The Holy Land 1839.
The Upper Fountain of Siloam. Valley of Jehosophat.
Lower Pool of Siloam, Valley of Jehoshaphat.
Bethlehem. Historical views and description of its sites.
The Tomb of St. James in the Valley of Jehoshaphat.
Entrance to the tombs of the kings, Jerusalem. By David Roberts.
The Holy Land. Hebron one of the oldest cities in the world.
The Greek Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem.
Convent of Mar Saba. The Holy Laura of Saint Sabbas. Palestine.
The chapel of St. Helena inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Jaffa, ancient Joppa, as the chief harbour of Judaea.
Hebron. The Cave of Machpelah. Oriental and Sacred Scences.
The Golden Gate of the temple shewing part of the ancient walls.
Bethany. The Sepulchre of Lazarus at Palestine.
The Pool of Bethesda, or Probatic Pool at Jerusalem.
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The Mosque of Omar, on the Ancient Site of the Temple at Jerusalem.
Jerusalem. South-eastern extremity of the Valley of Siloam.
The Pool of Bethesda, or Probatic Pool at Jerusalem.
The Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, by David Roberts.
Ancient citadel of the Jebusites. Jerusalem Explored.

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