Resident of Damascus Syria 1847

Item Details Description Print of steel engraving titled „Habitant de Damas.“. Drawn by Vernier. Engraved by Lebas. From „Arabie, par M. Noel Desvergers, vice-president de la societe de geographie, Avec une carte de L‘arabie et note sur cette carte, par M. Jomard, membre de l‘institut. Paris, Firmin didot freres, editeurs, imprimeurs de l‘institut de France, 1847. Damascus is the capital and the second-largest city of Syria after Aleppo. It is commonly known in Syria as ash-Sham and nicknamed as the City of Jasmine. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major cultural and religious center of the Levant. The city has an estimated population of 1,711,000 as of 2009. Approx. image size 12,2 x 20,4/8,9 x 13,8 cm.Condition: medium.