Of many works published by explorers of Palestine
in the 19th century,
none is as highly regarded as the lavishly illustrated and expertly
written Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. Edited by Charles
Wilson and published in four volumes in 1881, this work captures the essence of the
biblical lands in word and drawing, showing both ancient sites and
The descriptions of the regions
were written by experts with an eye to presenting the land to those who
would never have the opportunity to visit. This first-ever
electronic edition includes the entirety of all four volumes, including 40
steel engravings, 560 wood engravings and nearly 1000 pages of text.
Complete Book: All volumes are included in Adobe
Acrobat format, as originally published. This is
the essence (and most difficult to reproduce) of this project and is most recommended. The original
publication is preserved exactly, with the original layout and pagination.
Thus any references to this work in other sources can be found on the same
page as in the original. In addition, the Acrobat file provides the
user with the ability to search, copy text into other files, and print in
PowerPoint Files: For
ease of use, all of the illustrations are included in PowerPoint format.
This makes it easy for the user to quickly copy and paste slides into
their own PowerPoint presentations. For easy identification, each
illustration includes the original caption in the "Speaker's Notes"
section of the slide.
Images: All images are high-resolution (1600 x 1200 or higher)
jpeg files, ideal for projecting in a classroom, viewing on a monitor or
printing. Click on one of the
images below to see a medium-resolution version.
Price: $75 (now: $55)
Guarantee: you will be satisfied or your money will