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  • Street Cafe, Jerusalem. from the book Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt By  Colonel Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905. Published in New York by D. Appleton and Company in 1881  with engravings in steel and wood from original Drawings by Harry Fenn and J. D. Woodward Volume 1
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  • Chapel of Helena in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem from the book Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt By  Colonel Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905. Published in New York by D. Appleton and Company in 1881  with engravings in steel and wood from original Drawings by Harry Fenn and J. D. Woodward Volume 1
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  • Oratories at the west side of Haram Esh Sherif [Sharif], Jerusalem from the book Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt By  Colonel Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905. Published in New York by D. Appleton and Company in 1881  with engravings in steel and wood from original Drawings by Harry Fenn and J. D. Woodward Volume 1
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  • Southern slopes of Olivet and mountains of Moab from the book Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt By  Colonel Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905. Published in New York by D. Appleton and Company in 1881  with engravings in steel and wood from original Drawings by Harry Fenn and J. D. Woodward Volume 1
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  • ON THE ISLAND OF ELEPHANTINE. A large number of potsherds, inscribed with interesting Coptic and Demotic temple records, are constantly picked up on the island by the natives, who drive a profitable trade in these valuable archives Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Temple of Edfu [The Temple of Horus at Edfu]. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • DOORWAY OF A SIDE CHAPEL OF THE TEMPLE OF EDFU [The Temple of Horus at Edfu]. After leaving this chapel the priestly procession ascended the winding stone staircase opposite, which conducts by a series of easy steps to the roof Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • THE GATE OF PTOLEMY EUERGETES, KARNAK. Showing the pylon of the Temple of Khons beyond. An avenue of rams leads up to this beautiful gate, which is the most graceful of all the structures at Karnak Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • THE VOCAL MEMNON. The nearer colossus formerly gave forth a low sound when the rays of the rising sun first glanced upon it. The " Song of Memnon " was famous in Roman times, and is even said to have been heard in the present century Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Girgeh [Girga], Egypt from the Mooring Palace on the South Side Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • PIGEON-TOWERS ON THE NILE. The battlements are formed of earthenware pots, and rows of Indian corn stalks project from the loopholed walls to serve as perches Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • The SPHINX. Called by the Arabs " Father of Terrors." It faces the east, and is hewn out of the natural rock. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Machine Colourised (AI) The SPHINX. Called by the Arabs " Father of Terrors." It faces the east, and is hewn out of the natural rock. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • BAZAAR IN BULAK. Bulak is the river harbour of Cairo ; here goods from Upper Egypt, Nubia, and Central Africa are landed, and the bazaars are often crowded with natives of distant provinces during the busy season Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • A WATER-WHEEL (SAKIYEH) ON THE CANAL. When the creaking wooden wheels are in motion the earthenware jars, strung to ropes made of palm fibre, revolve, alternately dipping into the water and emptying themselves into a trough connected with a reservoir. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • The CITADEL FROM THE "TOMBS OF THE MEMLUKS." The Great Mosque of Mohammad 'Aly with its tall minarets and cluster of domes stands within the Citadel, and is the most conspicuous land-mark of Cairo Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • ONE OF THE "TOMBS OF THE MEMLUKS." On Mount Mukattam. In the foreground is the musattah, or camel-litter, ordinarily used by pilgrims. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • AT SCHOOL. Small wooden boards painted white serve instead of books, the lessons being written upon them in ink by the schoolmaster, and renewed from time to time. The children, seated on the floor, read or recite the appointed lesson all at once, while rocking themselves to and fro or swaying from side to side Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • The Rameseum The remains of the Great Hypostyle hall of the Temple of Rameses II Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • The Gate of Victory (Bab-en-Nasr), Cairo, Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Obelisk of Heliopolis, Egypt Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Jebel Musa (Moses) from the South Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Convent of the Arba'in (of the forty), Wâdy Lejâ. The situation of this convent is most secluded and picturesque. The celebrated 'Moses' Rock' loses its claim to notoriety, if Rephidim be located in Wâdy Feirán. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Cliffs of Jebel Katarina Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Cliffs of Jebel Katarina Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Wady Katarina, Sinai. This rocky glen Shagg Musa leads up from the orchards and gardens of the Convent of El Arbain Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • The Stelae and ruins at Sarabit el Khadim. The latest of these Stelas date from Ramses IV, of the Twentieth Dynasty Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • UNDER THE PALMS, Ayun Musa [Moses' Spring] Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Wady Sho'eib [Wadi Shueib] Jethro's Valley Steel engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Mount Serbal from Wady Feiran Steel engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • ROCK-CUT TOMB OR TEMPLE, PETRA, Jordan. Eighty-five feet in height. It is called by the Arabs El Khiizneh Far'on, " the Treasure of Pharaoh," which is said to be concealed in the urn-shaped finial at the summit. The portal leads into a lofty chamber twelve yards square. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • THE CLIFFS OF ENGEDI. [Ein Gedi] They form a very difficult pass, and the zigzag paths are not kept in repair. The surface of the limestone rock is of marble-like smoothness and a pale reddish tint is the prevailing colour. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • WADY ET TUFFAH, COMMONLY CALLED THE VALE OF ESHCOL [Eshkol]. The peasants grouped in the foreground are under the southern branches of Abraham's oak. In the distance the minaret of the great mosque of Sheikh 'Ali Bakka, Hebron, may be distinguished. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • ABRAHAM'S OAK, HEBRON. An ilex or evergreen holm oak (quercus pseudo-coccifera). One of the lower branches was broken down by a heavy fall of snow in the winter of 1850. It was cut up into logs and conveyed to Jerusalem; there were seven camel-loads; one log was sent to England. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Wady es Sunt, The Valley of Elah The scene of David's encounter with Goliath Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • THE TOWER AT RAMLEH [Ramla] . Said to be the minaret of a large mosque which once stood here. According to an Arabic inscription over the door, it was built in the year 1318. It is known as the White Mosque. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • SCENE IN A JAFFA GARDEN. Two women engaged in working a sakiyeh, a clumsy machine for raising water from a well to fill a reservoir. On the branch of pomegranate there is a chameleon. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • THE MOSQUE AT JAFFA [El Baher [the Sea] Mosque]. A modern structure in the north-east quarter of the town. It can be easily distinguished in the general view of Jaffa, where it<br />
appears between the masts of the Arab fishing-boats. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • THE NAHR EL AUJEH [Nahr al-Auja now Yarkon River] FROM KUL'AT RAS EL 'AIN [Tel Afek (Antipatris)]. The river rises out of the earth in several copious streams at the foot of the mound on which the castle stands. This mound has been satisfactorily identified as the site of Antipatris. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • NEBY BEN YAMIN (TOMB OF THE PROPHET BENJAMIN).<br />
A Muhammedan shrine about half a mile to the east of Kefr Saba. A well of good water adjoins it. In the foreground a peasant is guiding a<br />
primitive plough and a yoke of oxen. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • EL MAHRAKAH [Dir el Muhraka], THE PLACE OF ELIJAH'S SACRIFICE. At the south-eastern point of the range of Carmel. In the foreground is the green knoll called Tell el Kassts (the Hill of the Priests), close to which the Kishon flow's. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • THE RIVER KISHON [now a very polluted an toxic river] FROM EL MAHRAKAH,  [Dir el Muhraka], The place of Elijah's sacrifice. A Bedawin encampment in the foreground, and the hills of Galilee in the distance beyond a forest of oak-trees. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • The Convent on Mount Carmel Its terraced roof commands extensive views along the coast, north and south. The building on the left is used for the accommodation of native pilgrims, and is surmounted by a lighthouse four hundred and seventy feet above the sea Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • General View of Akka [Acre] from the North-East, Carmel in the Distance on the right is the Great Mosque of Jezzar Pasha [al-Jazzar mosque] Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • GATE OF 'AKKA [Acre] (ST. JEAN D'ACRE). It is the only entrance to the city, and is situated near the south end of the eastern land wall, close to the head of the shallow harbour. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • RAS EN NAKURAH. [Rosh Hanikra] The road over this headland, which has also been called the " Ladder of Tyre," has lately been greatly improved. South of it there is a spring called 'Ain el Musheirifeh. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • RAS EN NAKURAH. [Rosh Hanikra] The road over this headland, which has also been called the " Ladder of Tyre," has lately been greatly improved. South of it there is a spring called 'Ain el Musheirifeh. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Engraving on Steel of the Convent of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai from the book 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Engraving on Wood of Ruined Mosque, north of Ba'albek [Baalbek] Lebanon from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Wady Barada, from Bessima Engraving on Wood from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Engraving on Steel of Caesarea [Caesarea Maritima], Palestine from the book 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Wood engraving of Ruins of the cathedral church at Tyre. Eusebius describes this building as the most splendid of all the temples of Phoenicia. Among the ruins there is a double column of red syenite granite, now prostrate, consisting of two parallel connected shafts of great size. from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Wood engraving of A peasant woman churning. The churn is made of the tanned skin of a goat stripped off whole; it is partly filled with milk and the extremities being securely closed, it is suspended in any convenient place, by four ropes fastened to the skin of the legs. from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Wood engraving of The Nahr el Kelb (Dog River), and ancient bridge connected with the rock-cut coast. In the summer, the river is fordable here. from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Wood engraving of Cliffs and sculptured tablets. On the rocky promontory whoch projects far into the sea, south of Nahr el Kelb (Dog River), rising to the height of about one hundred feet. from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Wood engraving of the Limestone rocks, Ajeltûn, Lebanon. In this district, well named Kesrawan (Broken Region) is a chaos of rugged mountains, which in some places assume grotesque and in others grand architectural forms. The belfry of the great Convent of Ajeltûn is shown in the background. from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Wood engraving of The natural bridge, Lebanon. It is called in Arabic Jisr el Hajr (The Bridge of Stone). It spans the chasm through which flows the Neb'a el Lebban (Fountain of Milk), one of the sources of the Nahr el Kelb (the Dog River). from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Wood engraving Under the Natural Bridge, Lebanon from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Wood engraving of The valley of the Adonis (Nahr Ibrahim). The scenery in this valley was not surpassed by any in Lebanon. The hillsides are in many places clothed with pines and oak-trees, and groves of mulberry and fruit-trees border the stream. from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Wood engraving of the Convent of the Mullawiyeh, or Dancing Dervishes, Tripoli, Lebanon from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883
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  • Engraving on Wood of The Citadel Damascus, Syria from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Engraving on Wood of The Tomb of Saladin, Damascus from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Engraving on steel of Rivers of Damascus from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Medallion on the Temple at Rukhleh [Rakhlah, Syria] Engraving on Wood from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • The Gateway, Hasbeiya [Hasbeya, Lebanon] Engraving on Wood from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Pottery, Rasheiyet el Fukhar Engraving on Wood from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Engraving on steel of Caesarea Philippi [Banias Golan Heights] from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Jewish Shrine at Meiron Engraving on Wood from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Engraving on Wood of The Sea of Galilee from Et Tabighah [Tabgha], the supposed site of Bethsaida from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Engraving on steel of the city of Tiberias from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Engraving on steel of the city of Tiberias from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Engraving on Wood of the Entrance to the Cave of Endor from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Engraving on Wood of the Tomb of Eleazar under an ancient Terebinth tree from Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 2. Published in New York by D. Appleton in 1881-1884
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  • Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem House of the Rich and Poor Man Dives and Lazarus. from the book Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt By  Colonel Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905. Published in New York by D. Appleton and Company in 1881  with engravings in steel and wood from original Drawings by Harry Fenn and J. D. Woodward Volume 1
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  • NUBIAN WATER-WHEEL. In Nubia these sdkiyehs take the place of the shadiifs of Upper Egypt, and though they are costly to erect they effect a considerable saving, of labour Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Hypaethral Temple at Philae Commonly known as Pharaoh's Bed Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • General View of Philae, Taken from Bibbeh Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Aswan, The Syene of Juvenal The Chief entrance to the town is beneath the two noble Lebbekh Trees to the left of the minaret  Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • ROCK TOMBS AT GEBEL-ES-SILSILEH. At this point the Nile is scarcely eleven hundred feet wide. The rocky barrier through which the river has forced its way is honeycombed with grottoes of the time of the great Theban dynasties. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Aswan, The Syene of Juvenal The Chief entrance to the town is beneath the two noble Lebbekh Trees to the left of the minaret  Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • GRAND COLUMN OF KARNAK. At the west entrance to the Hall of Columns. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • THE LEANING COLUMN, KARNAK. In one of the side aisles of the Hall of Columns. The base is worn and the foundations undermined by the Nile, which at the inundation rises some six feet above the level of the floor. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • THE SMALLER OBELISK OF KARNAK. Belonging to the pylon of Thothmes I. The fragments of a fellow obelisk strew the ground. Behind is seen the central avenue of the Hall of Columns, and the clerestory windows are shown at the left-hand side. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • NICHE IN AN ANCIENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH, LUXOR. Part of the Temple of Amenoph III. converted into a church. Frescoes, of some pretensions to artistic merit, half cover the ancient bas-reliefs ; and the figures of Egyptian gods mingle eccentrically with the aureoles of Christian saints Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • THE COURT OF THE GREAT TEMPLE OF RAMESES III. AT MEDINET HABU. The short pillars in front belonged to the church which the Copts erected within this noble peristyle court, and of which many other columns strew the ground Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • The OBELISK OF LUXOR. The hieroglyphics are cleanly and deeply cut in the red granite. The fellow of this monolith has been carried away to Paris, and set up in the Place de la Concorde Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • PYLON OF THE TEMPLE OF THOTHMES III. AT MEDINET HABU. Commonly called the small temple, in contradistinction to its greater neighbour. It has been restored and added to in Ptolemaic and Roman times Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • SHADUF. (Primitive Nile river water pump) The weight of the water in the bucket is balanced by the lump of Nile mud at the other end of the swinging beam, and the water is thus raised to the mouth of the canal with little effort : but pulling down the bucket is hard work, and the machine is ruinously extravagant in labour Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • A SILHOUETTE ON THE NILE. A group of the slate-coloured buffaloes of the country being watered is one of the commonest sights on the Nile Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • The necropolis of Asyut, Consisting of ancient rock-tombs and a modern cemetery  Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • The SPHINX. Called by the Arabs " Father of Terrors." It faces the east, and is hewn out of the natural rock. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • The SPHINX. Called by the Arabs " Father of Terrors." It faces the east, and is hewn out of the natural rock. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • IN A CAIRO GARDEN. Where the date-palm, the Cactus opuntia, almond-trees, acacias, and sycamores, the common trees of the country, flourish. During the reign of the Khedive Isma'il about two hundred different kinds of trees, chiefly of East Indian origin, were planted in great numbers in the new parks and gardens of Cairo Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • A SUBURBAN CAF£. The two men on the bench in the foreground are playing at a game called mankalah; small pebbles are placed, according to certain rules, in hemispherical holes in a board. This game exercises the powers of calculation, and is often played at cafes. The loser is expected to pay not only for the coffee drunk by himself and his antagonist, but by the spectators of the game  Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • TOMB-MOSQUE OF KAIT BAY. In the Eastern Cemetery. It is constructed of alternate courses of pale red and yellowish white limestone. Kai't Bay died A.D. 1496 Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • AT SCHOOL. Small wooden boards painted white serve instead of books, the lessons being written upon them in ink by the schoolmaster, and renewed from time to time. The children, seated on the floor, read or recite the appointed lesson all at once, while rocking themselves to and fro or swaying from side to side Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Wood engraving of the PULPIT OF THE TOMB-MOSQUE OF BARKUK from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Wood engraving of the COURT OF THE TOMB-MOSQUE OF BARKUK from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Wood engraving of the FOUNTAIN IN THE COURT OF THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN HASAN from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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  • Wood engraving of TOMB-MOSQUE OF EL-ASHRAF BARSABAY from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London
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