Caption

General view of Bethlehem from David's well. - General view of Bethlehem from David's well., View of Bethlehem from David's Well, photograph, Part of Travel Album with Photos of Jerusalem and Other Biblical Places., negative number: '1225', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Bethlehem (Israel), c. 1867 - c. 1895, Maison Bonfils, photographer, Palestine, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 224 mm x width 284 mm, prospect of village, silhouette of village, A wide panoramic scene showing a hillside landscape with scattered trees and terraced ground in the foreground and a dense cluster of flat-roofed stone buildings on a rise in the background, with a few larger structures that have towers or domes among the buildings; stone walls and paths are visible winding through the terrain, and vegetation appears sparse and scrubby across the slopes.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_116

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57.8Mb (11.5Mb) / 16.7in x 13.4in / 5019 x 4022 (300dpi)

Keywords

General view Bethlehem David's well - General view View David's Well photograph Part Travel Album Photos Jerusalem Biblical Places negative number 1225 photographer Maison Bonfils Israel c 1867 - c 1895 Palestine pasteboard paper albumen print height 224 mm x width 284 mm prospect village silhouette wide panoramic scene showing hillside landscape scattered trees terraced ground foreground dense cluster flat-roofed stone buildings rise background larger structures towers domes stone walls paths visible winding terrain vegetation sparse scrubby across slopes