Five Years In Damascus: Including An Account Of The History, Topography, And Antiquities Of That City; With Travels And Researches In Palmyra, Lebanon, And The Hauran.

Published by London: John Murray, 1855.

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2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. x, [2], 395; vi, [2], 372. large folding partly hand-coloured engraved map, 6 plans (2 folding), 4 wood-engraved plates & 20 wood-engraved text illus. near contemporary half calf (spines sunned). bookseller's ticket of William Mullan of Belfast. First Edition. Porter was sent to Damascus in 1849 as a missionary to the Jews by the board of missions of the Irish Presbyterian church, and over the next ten years he travelled extensively throughout Syria and Palestine. The present work describes Damascus and his experiences there, and relates his journeys to Palmyra, the Hauran, Lebanon, and other places. Blackmer 1333.

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Title
Five Years In Damascus: Including An Account Of The History, Topography, And Antiquities Of That City; With Travels And Researches In Palmyra, Lebanon, And The Hauran.
Author
PORTER, J[osias] L[eslie] [1823-1889].
Publisher
London: John Murray, 1855.
Edition
1st Edition
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