A very beautiful photographic record of photographs (in high quality photogravure technique).
Depicting the famous places as of the late 1930's and 1940's made immortal by those who are spoken of in the Bible, as well as all the landmarks which played a role in biblical countries since the days of Antiquity. The pictorial journey is starting in the north in Lebanon, further down thru Galilee, Judea, Perea and Idumea and ending at Aqaba at the Red Sea.
The photogravure pictures are magnificent, even the famous lebanese cedars are depicted, as well as Damaskus [Syria], Haifa, different mosques, Nablus, famous Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem [Israel], gate of damascus, jews, tombs, Hebron, the desert Juda, Jericho, East Jordan, people, camels, salt hill at the dead sea, the treasury of the Pharaoh and much more.
Photographs titled in German.
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