Israel, Jerusalem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre De Bruyn, 1698, no title

Folio sized 17th century copper engraving with a view of the The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection. Thiw is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The church is simultaneously the seat of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the Catholic Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. It is the holiest site in Christianity and it has been an important pilgrimage site for Christians since the fourth century.

Made by C. de Bruyn for ´Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn door de vermaardste deelen van Klein Asia…´, 1698, Delft.

In this book he describes a voyage of several years through the Ottoman Empire, mainly through modern day Turkey, Egypt, Cyprus, Israel and Lebanon.

Very good condition, some minimal age browning in the margins.

Image 28x38cm, page 40x47cm