Photographies de Terre Sainte. Jerusalem: F. F. Marroum, [late 19th century].
Small, oblong album, in olive wood binding with carved decorations, containing 49 original photographs and two lithographic postcards (the photographs are signed in the negative: "American Colony, Jerusalem").
Including views and sites in Jerusalem – the Temple Mount, the Western Wall, Jaffa Gate, Damascus Gate, the Tower of David, the Via Dolorosa, and more; as well as important sites across the Holy Land – Jaffa, Ramla, Bethlehem, Jericho, Tiberias, the Dead Sea, the Jordan River, and more; with photographic portraits of local inhabitants.
[27] leaves (title page and photographs). Size of photographs varies, approx. 12X9 to 15.5X10.5 cm. Album: 17.5X12 cm. Good condition. Stains, blemishes. Minor tears to margins of several leaves, including some small open tears (not affecting photographs). Several leaves partially detached, reinforced with tape. Binding somewhat defective and worn.
