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2. Mount Olivet.
2. Mount Olivet.
From Hill of Evil Counsel. Looking north over the valley of Hinnom, showing Mosque of Omar on Mount Moriah, and the southern Part of Mount Zion, which is still "ploughed as a field".
 
   
3. Jerusalem, from the South.
3. Jerusalem, from the South.
Jerusalem. From Hill of Evil Counsel. Looking north over the valley of Hinnom, showing Mosque of Omar on Mount Moriah, and the southern part of Mount Zion, which is still “ploughed as a field.” 
   
7. Bethlehem of Judea.
7. Bethlehem of Judea.
Looking south-east, showing the Church of the Nativity, Frank Mountain, and the Wilderness of Judea in the distance. 
   
15. Jezreel.
15. Jezreel.
Situated on a low spur of Mount Gilboa, which extends westward into the plain of
Esdraelon. It was the royal city of Ahab and Jezebel. 
   
25. Fountain of the Virgin at Nazareth.
25. Fountain of the Virgin at Nazareth.
Showing some of the village women carrying water on their heads, in large earthen jars, as in olden times. 
   
29. Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria, Egypt.
29. Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria, Egypt.
It is composed of one shaft of red granite, 100 feet high. 
   
32. Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek. *
32. Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek. *
Built on one side of the platform on which the great temple rest.
 
   
33. Great Temple of the Sun, Baalbek.*
33. Great Temple of the Sun, Baalbek.*
The style of its architecture, and the bevelled stones of the platform, closely resemble those of the temple of Jerusalem. Hence it is supposed by many to be the ballath mentioned in the Bible as one of the towns built by Solomon. 
   
36. Quarry at Baalbek.*
36. Quarry at Baalbek.*
Showing a stone carefully hewn out, and removed some distance toward the
city. It is composed of compact white limestone, and measures 70 feet in length, 15 feet in
height, and 13 feet in width. 
   
37. Sheiks House on Mount Lebanon.
37. Sheiks House on Mount Lebanon.
15 miles east of Beirut.
 
   
37. Sheiks House on Mount Lebanon. *
37. Sheiks House on Mount Lebanon. *
15 miles east of Beirut.
 
   
41. Ruins of the Temple of Diana.
41. Ruins of the Temple of Diana.
She was the tutelary deity of the Ephesians. For her, Demetrius made silver shrines. 
   
43. The Stadium of Ephesus.
43. The Stadium of Ephesus.
On the arena of which, St. Paul fought with wild beasts. 
   
44. Constantinople. *
44. Constantinople. *
From on board the vessel while at anchor at the mouth of the Golden Horn. A triumph of photography. A beautiful instantaneous view.
 
   
46. Yalta.
46. Yalta.
A beautiful little village on the shore of the Black Sea, 20 mile east of Sevastopol. It is the summer residence of the Czar of Russia.
 
   
50. Gibraltar.
50. Gibraltar.
Three miles long, and three quarters of a mile wide. It is on a peninsula, and rises abruptly on the east some 1,500 feet above the sea. On the west side which is sloping, is seen the harbor and town of Gibraltar. 
   
53. Bierut.
53. Bierut.
Looking east. 
   
55. Dungeons of the Stadium at Ephesus.
55. Dungeons of the Stadium at Ephesus.
Where the wild aniamals were kept. Situated in the side of Mount Prion. 
   
57. Sevastopol, Crimea.
57. Sevastopol, Crimea.
Looking north, over the ruins of the city, and showing the entrance to the harbor, guarded by fort Constantine, where vessels were sunk during the Crimean war.
 
   


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