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| Keywords: 1698 de Bruijin View of Bethlehem, Palestine (Israel, Holy Land) - Geographicus - Bethlehem-bruijn-1698.jpg A rare 1698 view of Bethlehem by Dutch artist Cornelius de Bruijin Depicts the city as well as the nearby herding grounds Arab horsemen loungers and a hunting dog roam in the foreground This view was most likely rendered in secret during de Bruijin ™s second world tour The Holy Land was then under the control of the Ottoman Empire who imposed strict limitations on pilgrims and tourist from Europe It is highly unlikely that de Bruijin would have been allowed to make sketches of the region openly 1698 undated painting Size in 25 9 5 object history credit line accession number Bethlehem-bruijn-1698 User Multichill/Geographicus/cartographers bruijin txt Geographicus-source PD-old-100 1698 paintings Cornelis de Bruyn Bethlehem in art Holy Land | ||||
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