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Upper Bethoron [Beit Ur al-Foqa and the Valley of Ajalon] 31 Mar 1862
Albumen print, mounted on card | 23.1 x 29.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2700913
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The Royal Yacht reached Jaffa (modern-day Tel Aviv) on 29 March. The following day the royal party set out on horses in the direction of Jerusalem. En route they visited Beit Ur al-Foqa from where they could view the Valley of Ajalon, the site of a famous biblical battle, fought by Joshua, the leader of the Israelites, against the Amorite kings. The photograph is signed, captioned and dated in the negative, 'F Bedford Bethoron'. The number in the Day & Son series is 50.
Provenance
Acquired by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), 1862
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print, mounted on card
Measurements
23.1 x 29.0 cm (image)
46.9 x 58.4 cm (mount)