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Jerusalem Explored, Volume 2—Plates: Being a Description of the Ancient and Modern City, with Numerous Illustrations Consisting of Views, Ground Plans and Sections — John Shaqi

Jerusalem Explored, Volume 2—Plates: Being a Description of the Ancient and Modern City, with Numerous Illustrations Consisting of Views, Ground Plans and SectionsPierotti, Ermete

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Jerusalem Explored, Volume 2—Plates: Being a Description of the Ancient and Modern City, with Numerous Illustrations Consisting of Views, Ground Plans and Sections

Name: Jerusalem Explored, Volume 2—Plates: Being a Description of the Ancient and Modern City, with Numerous Illustrations Consisting of Views, Ground Plans and Sections
Author: Pierotti, Ermete

Pierotti, Ermete

Jerusalem -- Antiquities; Jerusalem -- Description and travel

1. Cistern.
   2. Cistern in which the Author found the Old Northern Gate mentioned
      by Josephus.
   3. Northern Road.
   4. Road going round the City.
   5. Elevation of the ground.
   6. Ancient Wall of Herod. Masonry of Herod's Wall.
   7. Path leading into the Royal Caves.
   8. Dome of the Church of the Resurrection.

  [Illustration: PLATE VII.
  E. Pierotti, Photo. & Delt.--T. Picken, Lith.
  Cambridge. Deighton, Bell & Co.--London. Bell & Daldy.
  Day & Son, Lithrs. to the Queen.]




    PLATE VIII.

  VIEWS OF THE ROYAL CAVERNS, AND OF THE GROTTO OF JEREMIAH.

  Fig. 1. Royal Caverns.
   1. Present City Walls.
   2. Rock.
   3. Outer Cave.
   4. Ancient Entrance of the Inner Cave.
   5. Present lower level of the ground.

  Fig. 2. Cave of Jeremiah.
   1. Rock = Cave.
   2. Inner Cave.
   3. Place of Prayer.
   4. Cemetery of Dervishes.

  [Illustration: PLATE VIII.
  E. Pierotti, Delt.--T. Picken, Lith.
  Cambridge. Deighton, Bell & Co.--London. Bell & Daldy.
  Day & Son, Lithrs. to the Queen.]




    PLATE IX.

  PLANS AND SECTION OF THE ROYAL CAVERNS, AND OF THE GROTTO OF JEREMIAH.

  Fig. 1. Royal Caverns.
   1. Ancient Entrance into the Caves.
   2. Present Entrance.
   3. The place from which the Jews quarried stones.
   4. Large and deep Excavations, from which the Monolith of the Mosque
      el-Aksa was taken.
   5. Fountain.
   6. Overhanging rocks.
   7. Chiselled rock, with the places from which blocks have been
      extracted.
   A. Present Wall of the City.
   B. }
      }
   C. }
      } Positions corresponding with the different Levels of the Section.
   D. }
      }
   &c.}

  Fig. 2. Grotto of Jeremiah.
   8. Entrance.
   9. Ancient Room of the period of S. Helena.
  10. Cemetery of Dervishes.
  11. Mohammedan Tomb of a Dervish.
  12. Dervishes' Cooking-place.
  13. Premises for food.
  14. Place of Prayer.
  15. Chiselled rock, with the places from which blocks have been
      extracted.
  16. Pilaster.
  17. Mill.
  18. Modern Wall.

  [Illustration: PLATE IX.
  E. Pierotti, Mest. & Delt.
  Cambridge. Deighton, Bell & Co.--London. Bell & Daldy.
  Day & Son, Lithrs. to the Queen.]




    PLATE X.

  DETAILS OF ANCIENT MASONRY--OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANCIENT CONDUITS--OF
  THE POOLS--OF THE WELL OF JOAB, AND OF SOLOMON'S RESERVOIRS AT ETHAM.

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Jerusalem Explored, Volume 2—Plates: Being a Description of the Ancient and Modern City, with Numerous Illustrations Consisting of Views, Ground Plans and Sections

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