Print of hand colored steel engraving titled „Carte de la Terre Sainte.

Author C. V. Monin.

Engraved by unknown.

From the „Atlas Universel de Geography by C. V. Monin. Parsi. 1835.

The Holy Land as a term used by Jews, Christians, and Muslims, is an area roughly located between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea but also includes the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River. Historically, it is synonymous with both the Land of Israel and Palestine and nowadays is part of Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.Part of the significance of the land stems from the religious significance of Jerusalem, the holiest city to Judaism, the historical region of Jesus's ministry, and the Isra and Mi'raj event in Islam and Mount Nebo, where Moses presumably died. The perceived holiness of the land to Christianity was part of the motivation for the Crusades, as European Christians sought to win the Holy Land back from the Muslim Suljuq Turks. The Turks had taken over the Holy Land after defeating the Muslim Arabs, who had in turn taken control from the Christian Byzantine Empire.Many sites in the Holy Land have long been pilgrimage destinations for adherents of the Abrahamic religions, including Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Bah's. Pilgrims visit the Holy Land to touch and see physical manifestations of their faith, confirm their beliefs in the holy context with collective excitation, and connect personally to the Holy Land.

Approx. image size 26, 1 x 19/28, 4 x 21, 5 cm.

Condition: medium.