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MAYER, Luigi.
Views in Palestine [bound with] Views in the Ottoman Empire, chiefly in Caramania . . .
HANDSOME COPY of Mayer's views of the Holy Land and the Ottoman Empire, including a total of 48 fine aquatint plates. In addition to the magnificent views of cities and ruins, there are many plates of ethnographic interest depicting native costumes. Diplomats were in an ideal position to contribute to the spread of knowledge about the countries they visited. Although he was in many respects an amateur, Sir Robert Ainslie compensated his lack of training with his enthusiasm as an orientalist. He was the English ambassador in Istanbul from 1776 to 1792 and became a particular favourite of Sultan Ahmed IV. He availed himself of his position to assemble a large collection of ancient coins from North Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Near East, many of which were published by Domenico Sestini in Leghorn. Ainslie also employed a draughtsman, Luigi Mayer from Rome who had been a pupil of one of the greatest artists of his day, Giovanni Battista Piranesi. In 1792, before accompanying his patron back to England, Mayer toured Egypt, Caramania, and Palestine and executed many of the fine drawings.
- Published
- London: R. Bowyer, Pall Mall, 1804 [and] 1803.
- References
- Abbey Travel II 369; Bobins 149; SPL 530 (Ottoman part only).
- Plates
- 48
- Binding/Size
- L=FOLIO
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: R. Bowyer, Pall Mall, 1804 [and] 1803.
- Ref
- 5245
Folio; 2 Volumes in 1; Egypt (1) and Ottoman (2), folio, modern 3/4 calf over marbled boards, raised bands in gilt to spine, lettered in gilt to spine. Bobins bookplate to front pastedown, fresh endpapers. Forty-eight hand-coloured aquatint plates, text in French and English. In good condition. Coloured plates in order: Palestine. 1. View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. 2. Remains of a Tower on Mount Zion. 3. Pillar to which was affixed the sentence passed on our Saviour. 4. A Maronite Monk & Pilgrims. 5. Subterranean Church of Bethlehem. 6. Tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. 7. Entrance of the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre. 8. Jerusalem with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. 9. Fountain of Siloam near Jerusalem. 10. Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem. 11. Tomb of the Virgin Mary. 12. Entrance to the Sepulchres of the Kings of Judah. 13. Sepulchres of the Kings of Judah. 14. Sepulchres of the Judges of Israel. 15. Village of Bethany & the Dead Sea. 16. Tomb in the Valley of Jehosophat. 17. Bridge over the brook Kedron. 18. Sepulchral Chamber near Bethany. 19. The Sepulchre of Absalom. 20. The Principal Street in Bethlehem. 21. A Greek Caloyer. 22. Reservoir of the Sealed Fountain near Bethlehem. 23. The Sepulchre of Rachel. 24. Ruins between Ramah & Jerusalem. Ottoman. 25. Colossal Sarcophagis near Castle Rosso. 26. Necropolis or Cemetery of Cacamo. 27. Principal Entrance of the Harbour of Cacamo. 28. An ancient Bath at Cacamo in Caramania. 29. A colossal Sarcophagus at Cacamo in Caramania. 30. Ancient Granary at Cacamo. 31. Sepulchral Grots at the Head of the Harbour of Cacamo. 32. Sarcophagi & Sepulchres at the Head of the Harbour of Caramo. 33. Part of the Harbour of Macri. 34. An ancient Theatre at Cacamo. 35. Ancient Sepulchre near Macri. 36. A Caramanian Waiwode. 37. Women of Caramania. 38. A Caramanian Family changing its Abode. 39. Caramanian Woodcutters. 40. A Grotto cut in the Rock near Lindo, in Rhodes. 41. Harbour of the ancient Gnidus. 42. The Castle of Boudron in the Gulf of Stancio. 43. A Colossal Vase near Limisso in Cyprus. 44. Antique Fragments at Limisso. 45. The City of Corinth. 46. Ruins of an ancient Temple near Corinth. 47. Ruins of the Grand Aqueduct of ancient Carthage. 48. Triumphal Arch of Tripoli in Barbary.
