Convent of St. Saba : April 1839.

Abstract: Bird's-eye view of Mar Saba, a Greek Orthodox monastery in the West Bank, and its environs. A group of people on foot and riding on camels approaches the monastery, surrounded by a rocky and arid landscape.
Contributor: Roberts, David, 1796-1864 (Artist), Moon, Francis Graham, Sir, 1796-1871 (Publisher)
Date: 1842 to 1849
Department: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
Dimensions: 44 x 61 cm, in mat 46 x 63 cm
Genre: chromolithographs, lithographs
Last Modified: 2025-10-27T16:43:15.749971Z
Language: English
Materials: 1 print : color lithograph
Notes: Library copy removed from original mat by former owner, trimmed to 34 x 50 cm, and mounted on board 48 x 61 cm (Local Note), Title from item. (Local Note)
Provenance: Library copy from the library of Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Series: Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection of Prints--Roberts, David, 1796-1864. The Holy Land.
Source: Detached from: Roberts, David. The Holy Land. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1849.
Subject: Mar Saba (Monastery), Monasteries, West Bank--Deir Mar Saba Site, Bird's-eye views in art
Technique: chromolithography, lithography

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