Jerusalem: die heilige Stadt und Umgebung; Rundschau vom Turm der Dormitio [Jerusalem: The Holy City and Its surroundings; Panoramic View from the Tower of the Dormition]. Mönchengladbach, Rhineland, Germany: B. Kühlen, [1910].
Photographic panorama of Jerusalem, folded and hard-bound (with gilt lettering) – souvenir from the inauguration ceremony of the Abbey of the Dormition on Mount Zion in Jerusalem which took place on April 10, 1910. Printed beneath the panorama is a key of the 177 sites marked on the panorama with numbers. Text on the following page, recounting Christian traditions related to the site on which the Dormition Abbey was established and the describing the acquisition of the land and the building of the Abbey (noting that the land was bought by Emperor Wilhelm II in late October 1898, during his visit to Palestine).
Color picture plate mounted to cover, depicting the Abbey of the Dormition; with gilt-impressed title and two verses from Psalms.
Panorama: 21.5X229.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Minor wear to binding.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.