The City of Our Lord, Twelve Photographs of Jerusalem. London: Richard Griffin and Co., 1861. English.
Twelve early photographs (albumen prints) of Jerusalem and its vicinity, including photographs of the Dome of the Rock, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Absalom's Pillar, the Tomb of Zechariah and the Tomb of Benei Hezir, Tomb of the Virgin Mary and more. The photographs are mounted on paper plates and are accompanied by explanatory leaves with information about the various sites.
The photographs were taken by British physician John Anthony during his visit to Palestine in 1857. Four of the photographs are signed in the plate.
24 pp. + [12] photographs mounted on plates, 37 cm. Photographs: 13X16 cm to 17X21.5 cm. Gilt edges. The photographs are in good condition. Stains and damp damage to two photographs. The explanatory leaves in fair condition. Stains and numerous tears. Tears, stains and blemishes to binding. The front board is detached.
See: Focus East, Early Photography in the Near East (1839-1885), by Nissan N. Perez. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers / Jerusalem: The Domino Press and Israel Museum, 1988. p. 126.