Men sitting to smoke with a panoramic view of the coast by Ashkelon, Israel. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe, c. 1843, after D. Roberts.

[London (20 Threadneedle Street)] : [F.G. Moon], [1843]

1 print : lithograph with tint plate, with watercolour ; image 32 x 48.5 cm

Askelon D. Roberts R. A.

David Roberts travelled in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly Egypt, from 1838 to 1839. During his journey, Roberts produced a great number of sketches. He developed these into watercolours, which were the basis for the series of 247 lithographs called The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, published between 1842 and 1849

Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, 385.II.57

Wellcome Collection 25478i