Djisr Burghuz. Pont sur le Litany
Lithograph
1857 (printed)
1857 (printed)
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Lithographed plate depicting a bridge over the Litani River (Leontes) in Lebanon. Lettered 'Imp. Lemercier, Paris'. and inscribed with signature. Each plate stamped Le Pays D'Israel. Lettered with title and 'L. Sabatier lith'.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph, hand-coloured |
| Brief description | Lithographed plate by Sabatier entitled 'Djisr Burghuz. Pont sur le Litany (Léontès)' from a set of 100 in C. W. M. Van de Velde's 'Le Pays D'Israel'. Printed in Paris, 1857. |
| Physical description | Lithographed plate depicting a bridge over the Litani River (Leontes) in Lebanon. Lettered 'Imp. Lemercier, Paris'. and inscribed with signature. Each plate stamped Le Pays D'Israel. Lettered with title and 'L. Sabatier lith'. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | The volume of plates resulted from a geographical exploration in Palestine in 1851 and 1852. Some text, in the form of a travel journal, accompanied the plates. |
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| Accession number | SP.605 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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