Carne Gallery

Rhodes, from the Heights near Sir Sidney Smiths Villa, 1841. Artist: W Wallis

Rhodes, from the Heights near Sir Sidney Smith's Villa, 1841. View from a house belonging to the British admiral, William Sidney Smith (1764-1840). Illustration from Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, Volume I, by John Carne, series of views drawn from nature by W H Bartlett, William Purser, and Thomas Allom, (Fisher, Son & Co, London, 1841-1842)

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Beit-El-Ma, the site of the ancient city of Riblah, Israel, 1841.Artist: Henry Adlard

Beit-El-Ma, the site of the ancient city of Riblah, Israel, 1841. Riblah was an ancient town on the northern frontier of Israel, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the Orontes, in a wide and fertile plain. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume I, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

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The battlefield of Issus, Turkey, 1841.Artist: WH Capone

The battlefield of Issus, Turkey, 1841. The Battle of Issus occurred in southern Anatolia in November 333 BC. The invading troops led by the young Alexander of Macedonia, outnumbered by more than 2:1, defeated the army personally led by Darius III of Achaemenid Persia in the second great battle for primacy in Asia. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume III, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

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