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Through the Promised Land
A pictorial report from the Lebanon to the Red Sea
 


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.

Softcover

  • 104 pages
  • 31 pages introduction
  • index of photographs
  • 72 rotogravure photos

In good exterior and near fine interior condition
Head and tail of spine lightly damaged, otherwise ok.

All pages are complete and tight in the binding.

Approx/Measurements: 10-1/4" x 7-1/4"  ~1.05 lbs.

by Paul Hommel and D. Ludwig Sch.
Published by House Schw., Germany
in 1954







Inhaltsverzeichnis (table of contents) [excerpt]:

Lebanon - Dog River - Damascus - Haifa - Atlit - El-Muhraka - Nazareth - Capernaum - Lake of Gennesaret - Tiberias - Beit She'an - Nain - Nablus - Mount Gerizim - Jerash - Gerasa - Jerusalem - Valley Josaphat - Fellaheen village Cheeme - Abu Nabaat - Bethlehem - Hebron - Bethany - Desert Judah - Wadi Kelt - Jericho - River Jordan - Transjordania - Amman - The Dead Sea - River Arnon - Oasis Engedi - The Mountains of Petra - Nagb Es-Staar - Akaba .... and many others


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