A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, at Easter, A.D. 1697. To which is added, An Account of the Author’s Journey to the Banks of the Euphrates at Beer, and to the Country of Mesopotamia

1800

Shoults Eb 1800 M

Perth: Printed by R. Morison for W. Morison

This engraving of Aleppo, a city in Syria, is from Henry Maundrell’s account of his travels undertaken in 1697, when he was chaplain to the Levant Company. Aleppo is a very ancient city, known in antiquity as Khalpe, Khalibon, and Halab. Maundrell (1665-1701) was an excellent recorder of his experiences, and his work is now regarded as a minor travel classic. The engraving shows the Great Mosque of Aleppo, and the imposing Citadel (قلعة حلب‎).