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Djisr Burghuz. Pont sur le Litany

Lithograph
1857 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Djisr Burghuz. Pont sur le Litany (assigned by artist)
  • Le Pays D'Israel (series title)
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'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
  • Width: 32cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
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.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.605

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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