Excerpt from The Land and the Book, or Biblical Illustrations Drawn From the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy Land: Lebanon, Damascus and Beyond Jordan In the preparation of this volume the author has availed himself of the valuable archaeological researches 'of the American Palestine Exploration Society and the Palestine Exploration Fund of England; and he has also incorporated into it many important and interesting observations derived from the publications of eminent writers and travellers who have recently visited the regions east of. The jordan. The pictorial illustrations of manners and customs have been designed from photographs of living subjects, and the scenic views were composed from photographs taken by the author and by the exploration societies of England and America; and all of them have been drawn and engraved in London, Paris, and New York. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.