
The Holy Land

Jerusalem, From Mount of Olives ©
For the Victorian public, the Bible was the main source of information about the Holy Land. The life of Christ and stories from the Old Testament would have been widely known.
Travelling overland on horses, the royal party was taken to visit sites that had strong biblical associations, such as Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Galilee. The Prince was also given permission to visit two sacred Islamic sites – the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, and the Mosque at Hebron. Bedford received special permission to take photographs at both locations.
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Upper Bethoron [Beit Ur al-Foqa and the Valley of Ajalon]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Jerusalem, From Mount of Olives
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Mosque of Omar [Dome of the Chain, at the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
West Front of the Mosque of Omar [Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The Mount of Olives and Garden of Gethsemane [Jerusalem]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Garden of Gethsemane [Jerusalem]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Bethlehem, from the roof of the Convent
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
View in the Valley of Jehoshaphat [Tomb of Absalom and Tomb of Zechariah, Kidron Vallery, Jerusalem]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Convent of St Saba.(Mar Sâba)
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Church of the Holy Sepulchre [Jerusalem]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The Mosque of Omar from the Governor's House [Mosque of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Saracenic Gateway, Nabulus [Great Mosque, or Jama'a al-Kebir, Nablus]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The Oldest Book existing in the World [The Abisha Scroll, Nablus]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Sea of Galilee, at Tiberias
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
[Church of St John the Baptist, Sebastia, Samaria]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Gateway to the Citadel, Banias, Golan
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and his party at Capernaum
Carl Haag (1820-1915)