Travelogue of the Holy Land – Albert Augustus Isaacs – First Edition – London, 1862 – Engravings

A Pictorial Tour in the Holy Land, by Albert Augustus Isaacs. London: Wertheim, Macintosh & Hunt, 1862. English. First edition.

Account of travels in the Holy Land, illustrated with seventeen engraved plates after photographs taken during the journey by the author (one additional engraving within the text). The illustrations depict sites and views in Palestine, including Jaffa, the Pool of Siloam, the Valley of Jehoshaphat, the Western Wall Plaza, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Jordan River, Bethlehem, the Oak of Abraham (Oak of Mamre), Tyre, Sidon, and more.

This edition does not appear in the NLI catalogue.

[6], 156 pages + [17] plates. 16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Contemporary binding, gilt-embossed, worn and slightly torn at edges.