VUE PARTIELLE DE JERUSALEM. L’Eglise du St. Sepulchre, ses deux domes, la tour a-demi ruinee du clocher le milieu du tableau. Un peu sur la gauche se voit le grand mosquee qui remplace le temple de Salomon. L’Aspect est pris de la terrasse du couvent dit

Beautiful print of Jerusalem, with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Dome of the Rock, the mosque, seen from a nearby rooftop. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century, His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century illustrated book on the Middle East. This superb print is from the first edition, published in parts on large sheets.

Large paper copy. Fine condition. Mounted size: 62 x 46.5cm.