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Shechem (deserted settlement)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Nablous, the ancient Shechem, 1857

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30214A/13
Scope and Contents

220 x 157 mm. A view looking over the rooftops of Nablous, a town of white houses surrounded by tree-covered hills. According to Frith: 'Sichem ... Is to this day a pleasing proof of the good taste and sound judgement of those venerable patriarchs [Abraham and Jacob] in matters residential and agricultural.'

Dates: 1857
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Nablous, the ancient Shechem, 1860

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30214C/27
Scope and Contents

216 x 165 mm. A view looking over the rooftops of Nablous, a town of white houses surrounded by tree-covered hills.

Dates: 1860
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).