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View of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Arabic alphabet. Jewish residents of Jerusalem.

The Jewish alphabet. Greek Orthodox residents of Jerusalem, among whom a Grek Orthodox monk.

The Greek alphabet. Arab residents of Jerusalem.

Ethiopian Christian priest and Ethiopian layman, Jerusalem.

Frontispiece: Map showing the author's itinerary. Scene from the author's journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem.

View of Jerusalem with the main sights and monuments of the city.

The church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. The Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre. The interior of the Aedicule.

View of Jerusalem.

View of Jerusalem A. House of Pontius Pilate. B. Dome of the Rock, mosque built at the site of Solomon's Temple. C. Ecce Homo arch.

View of Jerusalem, with some of the major pilgrim sites, among which the putative house of Caiaphas (A), the Dome of the Rock (B), Mount Olive (E), and the house in which Judas Iskariot stayed, according to tradition. However, the Holy Sepulchre is not shown.

View of the Mount of Olives at Jerusalem, with some of the main pilgrim sites: The Church of Pater Noster (Eleona Basilica) and the chapel of the Ascension(A). The church of the Dormition of the Virgin (K). The Tomb of Absalom (M).

View of Mar Elias monastery on the route from Jerusalem to Bethlehem.

Reception of a caravan comprised of officials on a pilgrimage at a convent in Jerusalem.

The interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem: a priest distributes the Holy Fire.

36. Panoramic view of Jerusalem. 37. The tombs of Josaphat, Absalon and Zechariah at Kidron Valley, Jerusalem. 38. Remains of monumental building on the Mount of Olives where, according to tradition, Jesus prayed before his arrest. View of the Tombs of the Kings outside Jerusalem. The tomb of Absalom at Kidron Valley. The castle of Yaffa.