1880, Jerusalem, Palestine, Illustrated Book, Souvenir Album, Flowers and Views of the Holy Land

Description

Beautiful Vintage Souvenir Album

from the 1880s – 1900s

 

Jerusalem

Flowers and Views of the Holy Land 

 

Published/ Printed by A. L. Kahane Jerusalem Palestine

Lithographs by Monsohn Jerusalem

 

With 12 chromolithographs of:

Jerusalem, Zion, Omar Mosque, Mount of Olives, Rachel’s Tomb, Hebron, 

Jordan River, Jaffa, Haifa, Mount Carmel, Tiberias and Safed

With Olive Wood Board Covers and a cloth spine

With 12 pages of dried and pressed flowers

from Jerusalem, Mount Zion, Mount Moriah, Mount of Olives,

Tomb of Rachel, Hebron, Valley of the Jordan, Jaffa, Haifa, Mount Carmel, Tiberias and Safed

With 11 tissue guards, the tissue guard between the litho of Jaffa and the flowers of Jaffa is missing

 

10 cm x 16,5 cm

 

About the book: This souvenir album is notable for its olive wood board covers. The content includes twelve colorful lithographic illustrations depicting various views of Jerusalem and its surroundings. Opposite each illustration, there are pages with dried, pressed flowers from the Holy Land, mounted under tissue guards. Captions are provided in multiple languages, including French, English, Russian, German, and Hebrew. These albums were popular among pilgrims and tourists visiting the Holy Land during that era, serving as cherished keepsakes of their journey.