The Holy Land: Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia
The Holy Land is a travelogue with lithographed views of Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia, made by the Scottish painter David Roberts with text by George Croly and published in London in 1842 for European readers interested in biblical and Near Eastern sites. Its pictures are tonal sepia and grey lithographs of ruined temples, hillside villages and travellers on stony paths, offering a designer atmospheric landscape compositions, layered architectural silhouettes and a muted, warm palette.
