Visioning up scenes in the Bible translated into real places, or at least they were back in 1836 when this was published. Imagery from Volume II of “Landscape Illustrations: The Bible, consisting of views of the most remarkable places,” the engravings being after artwork by various artists including the still famous J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) and William Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867) who mostly designed theatrical sets.

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Jérusalem Depuis Le Mont des Oliviers, showing numerous minarets and the Dome of the Rock it looks like. J. M. W. Turner d’après Charles Barry, Esquire. Engraved by James Baylis Allen (1803-1876). Image 11. Taken from Paysages de la Bible livre 2. W & E Finden, Londres (London). Published in London, England by John Murray in 1836. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gravures_paysages_bible_ancien_nouveau_testament_turner_harding_finden_1846_volume_2/page/n10/mode/1up
Jordanie Jerash: l’Antique cité Greco Romaine de Gerasa le pays des Gadaréniens. J. D. Harding, engraver after F Catherwood. Image 18. Taken from Paysages de la Bible livre 2. W & E Finden, Londres (London). Published in London, England by John Murray in 1836. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gravures_paysages_bible_ancien_nouveau_testament_turner_harding_finden_1846_volume_2/page/n17/mode/1up
La Vallée de Jérémie – Vue Lointaine d’Arimathie. C. Stanfield d’après W. E. Fitzmaurice. E. Finden, engraver. Image 33. Taken from Paysages de la Bible livre 2. W & E Finden, Londres (London). Published in London, England by John Murray in 1836. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gravures_paysages_bible_ancien_nouveau_testament_turner_harding_finden_1846_volume_2/page/n33/mode/1up
Jérusalem Intérieur de l’Eglise du Saint Sépulcre – l’Édicule. D. Roberts d’après Charles Barry, Esquire, E. Finden, engraver. Image 46. Taken from Paysages de la Bible livre 2. W & E Finden, Londres (London). Published in London, England by John Murray in 1836. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gravures_paysages_bible_ancien_nouveau_testament_turner_harding_finden_1846_volume_2/page/n45/mode/1up
Puteolli (Pouzzoles). croquis et dessin de W. Linton. E Finden, engraver. Image 72. Taken from Paysages de la Bible livre 2. W & E Finden, Londres (London). Published in London, England by John Murray in 1836. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gravures_paysages_bible_ancien_nouveau_testament_turner_harding_finden_1846_volume_2/page/n71/mode/1up

Damas. A. W, Callcott d’après Charles Barry, Esquire. E. Finden, engraver. Image 76. Taken from Paysages de la Bible livre 2. W & E Finden, Londres (London). Published in London, England by John Murray in 1836. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gravures_paysages_bible_ancien_nouveau_testament_turner_harding_finden_1846_volume_2/page/n74/mode/1up

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On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

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