STROOBANT, François

ROBERTS, David La Terre Sainte. Vues & monuments [...] avec une description historique sur chaque planche. Brussels Société des Beaux-Arts; A. De Wasme 1843 Large folio (very min. spotting, not touching the pl.). Contemp. half red shagreen, marbled paper on covers, gilt orn. flat spine (some very min. rubbings). Good copy. Impressive work published in 10 instalments (cf. table at the end). 1st impression of the 61 beautiful lithographs on tinted background by François Stroobant: illustrated title, 30 large headpieces and 30 plates picturing views, often animated, of sites and monuments of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, Ascalon, Tiberias, etc.; furthermore, vignette in- text representing the arms of Jerusalem. This work is a translation of "The Holy Land [...], with historical descriptions by the Rev. G. Croly". The Scottish painter and traveller D. Roberts (1796-1864) is particularly renowned for his watercolours representing daily life in the Middle East and especially in Egypt. Ref. Van der Marck, pp. 166 & 256. - Abbey Travel 385, p. 337. - Opac KBR.