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VE0HE CITY OF THE GREAT KING


Jerusalem as 1T Was, ns 1t Is, and
as il Is 10 Be.
By DR.. ]. t BARCLAY, late Missionary to Jerusalem.
With a Steel Portrait Of the Author, b. sartaiu.
highly embeiiqhel with Chromographic Examinations,
Steel Engravings by the best Arstists, Perscopic
Panorama Of the entire Circuit of the City aud
Environs, Explanatory Diagrams and Maps,
and fine Wood Engravings
The Engravngs will be executed in the highest style of
art from Photographs and original designs illustrate
ing the various phases of the City,
ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL, MODERN and DtlLLENNEAL
Also, Restoration Of the Temple and city invested
By Titus-No:ices of its Jewish. Christian, and
Heather Antiqutes-Its Present Political
and Moral condition-Future Prospects,
&c, &c, &c.
This work is the result of investigations made during
three and half years. reside in the Holy City, with
facilities for prosecuting researches heretofore
joyed 1t undertaken with special reference to the
calculation of the Holy Scriptures the Tamud the works
of Josephus the Crusaders, and Pilgrim Chronicles
The many valuable discoveries made in the Temple En-
closure and other sacred localities to which Dr. Barclay
admitted by SPECIAL Firman, with permission
pore those haowed spots jealousy guarded for many
centuries ami for the first time presented to the
Christian public will introduce q in sacred To.
Biography The profound interest attaching to every inch
Of the Temple grounds from the Tower OF Antonio down
to its lowest subrueures invest his explorations Of that
sacred enclosure with great importance The mysteries
of the Mosque of Omar the Tomb Of David, the great
Quarry Cavern beneath the hill Of Bezeha, the subter
ranean Temple Lake (botn discovered by the author),
and neither Jerusalem in general hitherto but little
known together with other features of interest,
ply enclosed 1t is not intended merely the vehicle of
these matters, however interesting and important they
may be- but most comprehensive and accurate work
on the Topography and Archaeology the interest will
tnue to increase The publishers do hesitate in
nouncng this work the accurate, reliable, inter-
esing Oh Jerusalem, Ancient, Medieval and Modern,
ever published in this any other country. The splen
did Chromographs printed in ten rich coors) fine Stee
and Wood Engravings Diagrams Maps and Panoramic
impar to it interest and value which other
work the subject claim, To those who prefer fct
to fiction scrupuous ruthfuness of representation of the
speculative sketches of fancy that often libel the
cred localities, this work cannot but ptove gratifying and
instructive in the highest degreee.
1t is only in anticipation of the liberal patronage al
ways bestowed by discerning public upon works Of this
character, that original work. extensively and
Oensteety illustrated, can be published
1t will be printed superior paper from new type and
handsomely bound in embossed CLOTH gilt embematic
back and sides Over five hundred large Svo pages and
70 splendid Nngravings
price So 90. Morocco, full gilt, S. 90 By mail,
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