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Eshdûd, the ancient Ashdod. Called by the Greeks Azotus. The modern village stands on the slope of a hill, one hundred feet above the sea, and three miles from the shore. The green knoll in the foreground is crowned by the wely of Sheikh Ibrahim el Matbûk.

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Eshdûd, the ancient Ashdod.  Called by the Greeks Azotus.  The modern village stands on the slope of a hill, one hundred feet above the sea, and three miles from the shore.  The green knoll in the foreground is crowned by the wely of Sheikh Ibrahim el Matbûk.

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Eshdûd, the ancient Ashdod. Called by the Greeks Azotus. The modern village stands on the slope of a hill, one hundred feet above the sea, and three miles from the shore. The green knoll in the foreground is crowned by the wely of Sheikh Ibrahim el Matbûk.
Names
Fenn, Harry (1838-1911) (Artist)
Collection

Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1881 - 1884
Place: New York
Publisher: D. Appleton
Library locations
Dorot Jewish Division
Shelf locator: *PWC+ (Wilson, C. W. Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. 1881)
Topics
Ashdod (Israel)
Harvesting -- Israel -- Ashdod
Women -- Israel -- Ashdod
Tombs & sepulchral monuments -- Israel -- Ashdod
Genres
Prints
Illustrations
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 15.5 x 24 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG794840631-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10607452
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 477f5cb0-c5f3-012f-1fb7-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1838: Creator Born
  • 1881: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1911: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "Eshdûd, the ancient Ashdod. Called by the Greeks Azotus. The modern village stands on the slope of a hill, one hundred feet above the sea, and three miles from the shore. The green knoll in the foreground is crowned by the wely of Sheikh Ibrahim el Matbûk." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881 - 1884. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5f5b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "Eshdûd, the ancient Ashdod. Called by the Greeks Azotus. The modern village stands on the slope of a hill, one hundred feet above the sea, and three miles from the shore. The green knoll in the foreground is crowned by the wely of Sheikh Ibrahim el Matbûk." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5f5b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. (1881 - 1884). Eshdûd, the ancient Ashdod. Called by the Greeks Azotus. The modern village stands on the slope of a hill, one hundred feet above the sea, and three miles from the shore. The green knoll in the foreground is crowned by the wely of Sheikh Ibrahim el Matbûk. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5f5b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5f5b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Eshdûd, the ancient Ashdod. Called by the Greeks Azotus. The modern village stands on the slope of a hill, one hundred feet above the sea, and three miles from the shore. The green knoll in the foreground is crowned by the wely of Sheikh Ibrahim el Matbûk., (1881 - 1884) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 27, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Eshdûd, the ancient Ashdod.  Called by the Greeks Azotus.  The modern village stands on the slope of a hill, one hundred feet above the sea, and three miles from the shore.  The green knoll in the foreground is crowned by the wely of Sheikh Ibrahim el Matbûk.