COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0806559dc
Reference Number:
SC11288F
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Citadel of Sidon
Parent Work Title:
The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia: from drawings made on the spot
Alternative Parent Work Title:
The Holy Land
Creator:
Roberts, David, 1796-1864
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator:
Haghe, Louis, 1806-1885
Creator Role:
Lithographer
Creator:
Croly, George, 1780-1860
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1839-04-29
Publication Details:
London : F.G. Moon
Description:
Plate depicting the Citadel of Sidon. The Citadel resides on a small island connected to the mainland by a causeway. Fishing boats are visible in the water surrounding it.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Lebanon--Description and travel
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Lithography
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
Lebanon
Item Height:
555 mm
Item Width:
430 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Notes:
Copy at SC11288F: This copy has the lithographs hand-coloured and mounted and is bound in 4 vol. The volumes are bound in red morocco, with elaborate gilt-tooled decorated spine and borders: as centrepiece one of the coats of arms of the Knights of Malta (reproducing one of the illustrations in the text).
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-04-18
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Citadel of Sidon
