Who was David Roberts?
Scottish painter who travelled in Egypt and the Holy Land in 1838 and 1839.
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The Holy Land and Egypt in lithographs · 1796–1864
David Roberts (1796–1864): the holy land and egypt in lithographs. SketchMap Atlas shows 5 sketches by David Roberts on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.
Scottish painter who travelled in Egypt and the Holy Land in 1838 and 1839. Back in Britain he turned his sketches into a large series of lithographs of temples, cities and landscapes, published in the 1840s, which made those places familiar to a wide public.
Ad Deir, Petra
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
The Circular Temple at Baalbek
Karnak
The Citadel of CairoEvery sketch is pinned where it was drawn, so you can follow David Roberts from place to place.
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Scottish painter who travelled in Egypt and the Holy Land in 1838 and 1839.
Jordan, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Egypt and Cairo. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.
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Jeong Seon
Sita Ram
William Daniell
