Views in Palestine Views in Palestine, from the original drawings of Luigi Mayer, with an historical and descriptive account of the country, and its remarkable places.

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MAYER'S RENOWNED VIEWS IN PALESTINE, WITH 24 SPLENDID HAND-COLOURED FOLIO AQUATINTS. First edition, First issue, in calf spine over blue marbled boards, some blind tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling. Internally, [2], [1], 2-47 pp, [1] pl list, 24 hand coloured plates (dated 1803, with tissue guards), text block in English & French, text block & plates watermarked J Whatman 1801, ink dedication to tp. First issue, with both text and plates watermarked 1801. (467*329 mm). (Abbey Travel 369. Blackmer 1099. Gay 2145. Colas 2020. Lipperheide 1461). First edition of this esteemed collection of 24 superb hand-coloured aquatint plates engraved after Mayer's drawings of Palestinian views, monuments, tombs and costumes. The images include striking scenes of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Mount Zion and Gethsemane, among others. This was issued along with Mayer's Views in Egypt (1801) and Views in the Ottoman Empire (1803) as a three volume set under a general title-page in 1804, but all three works were originally issued separately. Originally issued in six parts.