Bidspirit auction | Views in Palestine. London, 1804.

Views in Palestine. London, 1804. Deluxe Copy - Views in Palestine, from the Original Drawings of Luigi Mayer, with an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Country and Its Remarkable Places. First edition. With 24 full-page hand-colored aquatint plates. Short text in English and French. Among the views: Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, the Pool of Siloam, Absalom’s Pillar, the Valley of Jehoshaphat, Bethlehem, and more. Luigi Mayer (1755–1803), one of the most important European artists of the late 18th century, was an Italian painter who worked primarily throughout the Ottoman Empire. The plates are hand-colored. 47 cm. Condition: Good. Some staining. Original half-leather binding with red gilt label.