Antique steel engraving with the ruins of Philadelphia, the present-day Turkish Alasehir, one of the seven churches of the Apocalypse: the broken walls in the foreground, a camel caravan and, beyond, the town with its minarets at the foot of the mountains. Engraved by John Cousen after Thomas Allom.
Antique steel engraving with the ruins of Philadelphia, the present-day Turkish Alasehir, one of the seven churches of the Apocalypse: the broken walls in the foreground, a camel caravan and, beyond, the town with its minarets at the foot of the mountains. Engraved by John Cousen after Thomas Allom.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: Thomas Allom (1804-1872)
Engraver: John Cousen (1804-1880)
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: Image 9.8 x 6.4 in (25 x 16.2 cm)
Condition: Margins damaged by handling, with a marked crease running across the upper part and a loss at the lower right corner; some damp staining.