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Still imagePlate 37: Baalbek, General View of the Ruins from the South-west
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The ruins of the Roman temple complex at Baalbek looking north. The exterior wall of the Temple of Bacchus is visible on the right, while the six Corinthian style columns of the Temple of Jupiter are visible on the left. -
Still imageThe Street called Straight in Damascus
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894A view down the Street called Straight towards the Bab Sharqi gate. The buildings on each side of the streets are in ruins, the results of the devastating massacre and riots that took place in 1860 as tensions between the Druze and Christian populations in Damascus peaked. -
Still imageRuins of a Greco-Roman Temple at Deir El Aachayer
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The ruins of a Greco-Roman style temple at Deir El Aachayer, looking south. -
Still imageMount Hermon above the city of Rashaya
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The snow-covered Mount Hermon (background) as seen looking south across the city of Rashaya. -
Still imagePan's Grotto and the Tomb of St. George (El Khadir) at Caesarea Philippi
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894A view across the mountain springs below a cave known as Pan's Grotto (right), a site of worship at ancient Caesarea Philippi (modern Banias), with the entrance to the Tomb of St. George, or El Khadir, above. -
Still imagePlate 32: Khan Minyeh the reputed Site of Ancient Capernaum
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894A sheer cliff overlooking the Sea of Galilee at the reputed location of Capernaum (Caphar Nahum) at a site known as Khan Minyeh. -
Still imagePlate 31: Tiberias, The Lake of Gennesareth, or of Galilee or Tiberias
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894A view of a ruined building, possibly near the Old Tiberias Cemetery in Tiberias, looking south towards the Sea of Galilee. -
Still imagePlate 30: Nablûs, The Ancient Samaritan Pentateuch
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The Abisha Scroll, a copy of Samaritan Pentateuch, which is used in the Samaritan synagogue in Nablus. -
Still imagePlate 29: Nablûs, General View of the Town
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894A view of the town of Nablus and the surrounding hills. -
Still imagePlate 28: Hebron, The Town showing the Great Mosk
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894A view of the town of Hebron with the Tomb of the Patriarchs, also known as the Mosque of al-Khalil, visible in the middle of the city. -
Still imagePlate 27: Mar Saba, General View of the Convent and Ravine of the Kidron
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The Convent of St. Saba (Mar Saba) as seen looking south, built into the cliffside above the Kidron River. -
Still imagePlate 26: Bethany, General View from the East
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The town of Bethany at the modern day al-Eizariya. -
Still imagePlate 25: Bethlehem, The Shepherds' Field
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The terraced Shepherds' Fields of Bethlehem. -
Still imageOlive Trees in the Garden of Gethsemane
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The olive trees of the Garden of Gethsemane with the Temple Mount visible in the background. -
Still imagePlate 23: Jerusalem, The Village of Siloam in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, with the Hill of Evel Counsel and the Valley of Hinnom
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The town of Silwan (Siloan) looking north towards the Temple Mount (beyond the hill). -
Still imagePlate 22: Jerusalem, The so called Monuments of Absalom, James, and Zacharias, in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, with the modern gravestones
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The tombs of Absalom, Saint James (Benei Hezir), and Zechariah in the Valley of Jehoshaphat (Kidron Valley) by the Mount of Olives. -
Still imagePlate 21: Jerusalem, View of the Mount of Olives, Showing the Garden of Gethsemane
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The Mount of Olives and the Garden of Gethsemane as seen from the Temple Mount looking east. -
Still imagePlate 20: Jerusalem, The Mount of Olives from the Mosk of the Dome of the Rock
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894A view of the Mount of Olives beyond the Golden Gate looking east from the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock. -
Still imagePlate 19: Jerusalem, Façade of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre looking north, with the dome of the catholicon visible above. A group of individuals stand before the doors. -
Still imagePlate 18: Jerusalem, The Mosk El Aksa
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque looking south from the Temple Mount, featuring a fountain (Al Kas) in the foreground, and a partially obscured dome in the background. -
Still imagePlate 17: Jerusalem, Minbar or Pulpit in the Enclosure of the Mosk of the Dome of the Rock
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894The Minbar of Burhan al-Din (Minbar al-Sayf), a marble pulpit, as seen looking east, with three men gathered in the shade beside it.
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