Engraving of one of the first photographs of the Muslim cemetery of Damascus. Daguerreotype photograph taken by Pierre-Gustave Joly (Pierre-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière) in March, 1840. Engraved by Antoine Jean Weber. Published in "Excursions daguerriennes", Noël Paymal Lerebours publisher, in 1841.Excerpts from the accompanying text, written by Pierre-Gustave Joly, published in "Excursions daguerriennes" (this text is in the public domain, like the image):" This plate shows only a small part of the Muslim cemetery of Damas. The mosque in the center is the tomb of a prince; the grilled cages surround and protect the graves of the rich; the numerous tumular stones mark the graves of the poor, and are often walked on by the passers-by. In the background, the Anti-Lebanon Mountains can be seen "