A Series of Souvenir Cards from Jerusalem – Prints Depicting the Holy Sites – Jerusalem, Late 19th Century or Early ...

A Series of Souvenir Cards from Jerusalem – Prints Depicting the Holy Sites – Jerusalem, Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century
Souvenir de Jerusalem, no II [Souvenir from Jerusalem, no. 2], a series of souvenir cards for tourists. Jerusalem: Boulos Meo, [late 19th century / early 20th century]. Russian, French, English and some Italian.
75 chromolithographic cards depicting the holy sites of the various religions throughout Palestine. Each print is captioned in Russian, French and English (some are captioned in Italian as well). The cards are placed in an original card sleeve printed with the title and a Jerusalem cross.
The series was published by Boulos Meo, a store near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem established in 1872 by a family of Italian origins. Initially a Persian carpet shop, the business eventually expanded to antiquities, postcards, photograph albums and other souvenirs from Palestine.
Cards: 13.5X9 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Tears (including open tears) and wear to the sleeve.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.