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Watercolour of a desert encampment with a tall funnel cloud above a tented enclosure, mountains, flocks and palm trees.

The Israelites' encampment in the wilderness of Paran after the Exodus from Egypt: God manifests himself in the form…

Hand-coloured lithograph of Bagnères de Bigorre town in a valley with a river, fields, and snowy Pyrenean mountains behind.

Landscape mountain view of Bagnères de Bigorre at midday. Coloured lithograph by V. Petit after himself

Victor Jean-Baptiste Petit

Monochrome woodblock print of a conical mountain above mist, with trees and a boat on a river and reeds in the foreground.

A mountain landscape beyond a river. Woodcut by Gekko, early twentieth century

Etching of a large vulture with spread wings landing on a dead chamois among rocky mountain cliffs, with German caption below

A mountain landscape with a vulture hovering over its prey, a chamois buck. Etching by J.E. Ridinger

Johann Elias Ridinger

Coloured print of boats and elephants crossing a river below steep cliffs, with figures on the bank and a red flag.

Transporting artillery by boat across the river Beas, Himachal Pradesh. Coloured lithograph after Alexander Jack, c.…

Black and white lithograph of tall poplar trees beside a lake, with village houses, a boat, a horse and mountains.

A lakeside village scene with lombardy poplar trees (Populus nigra cv. Italica) growing by the water's edge. Lithogra…

Coloured print of a rocky mountain pass with a fortress on a ridge and armed men resting in the foreground.

The Khyber Pass with the fortress of Alimusjid, Pakistan. Chromolithograph by W.L. Walton after Lieutenant James Ratt…

Hand-coloured print of Simla's terraced hills, tall pines and a distant snowy Himalayan range at sunrise.

Simla and surrounding mountains in the Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh. Chromolithograph by William Simpson, c. 1852

William Simpson

Coloured lithograph of a rock ravine at Petra with carved tombs in the cliffs and robed figures seated on a path.

Ravine at the eastern entrance to Petra. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Colour woodcut of Mount Fuji seen beyond towering blue waves, with rocks, sailing boats and birds under a pale sky.

Mount Fuji seen through the waves at Manazato no hama, in the Izu Penisula, south of the mountain. Colour woodcut by…

Utagawa Hiroshige

Hand-coloured aquatint of rocky hills, a fortified wall and watchtower above a river with wading cattle and figures.

Mountains at Ramagiri, near Mysore, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by John William Edy after Robert H. Colebrooke, c. 1794

Robert H. Colebrooke

Coloured lithograph of Petra's rock-cut facade in a sandstone valley, with robed figures resting by a stream in the foregroun

Petra: the central part, showing the remains of Kusr Faron. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned with lions and Nandi the bull before snowy mountains.

Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned on Mount Kailas with Nandi the bull. Chromolithograph by R. Varma

Raja Ravi Varma

Engraving of Saint Bruno kneeling and praying in a rocky wilderness, with a dog, skull and book nearby.

Saint Bruno praying in the wilderness. Engraving after C. Mellan

Coloured lithograph of the monastery of St. Saba built into cliffs above a gorge, with robed figures on a ledge in front.

Mountains with the monastery of St. Saba. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Coloured lithograph of a mountain range over the Nile seen from a temple's columns, with boats and a camel caravan.

Mountain range seen over the Nile from the temple at Luxor, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Rob…

Coloured lithograph of a walled town by a lake, with ruined columns in the foreground and snowy mountains beyond.

Town of Tiberias, looking towards Lebanon, Israel. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1842

Coloured lithograph of camels and travellers resting on sand before jagged mountains in a wide desert valley.

Camels and members of the artists' travelling party resting before the approach to Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph b…

Coloured lithograph of steep layered cliffs above churning sea, with rocks in foreground and riders on a path at right.

Cape Blanco, or Ras-el-Abiad, on the Syrian coast. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Coloured lithograph of a cliffside monastery above a ravine, with the Dead Sea and arid hills in the distance.

The Dead Sea, looking east from Engedi towards the monastery of St. Saba and ancient Moab. Coloured lithograph by Lou…

Coloured lithograph of carved rock-cut facades at Petra with a camel caravan and robed riders in the foreground.

Petra: rock-cut buildings. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849

Coloured lithograph of a hazy desert valley with tall cliffs, a large boulder, and robed figures resting in the foreground.

The Rock of Moses in Wady-El-Leja valley, west of Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts…

Coloured lithograph of a wide river valley seen from rocky cliffs, with travellers and camels on the path in the foreground.

Valley of the river Jordan. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843

Coloured lithograph of a rocky desert valley with a monastery, towers, travelers on a path, and a distant lake.

Wilderness of Engedi, with the monastery of St. Saba, looking toward the Dead Sea. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe…

Coloured lithograph of robed travellers at a desert encampment with tents and distant mountains under a hazy sky.

Encampment in the desert, with Mount Seir in the distance, Wady Arabah. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after Davi…

Coloured lithograph of men resting with camels and smoking in a desert valley before jagged mountains.

Men resting their camels and smoking by the approach to Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe after D. Roberts…