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And when they had ascended that mountain they saw a city than which eyes had not beheld any greater.

1909 / Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

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A print featuring an illustration by Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966). Image features three figures on horses standing on top of a mountain top; across a valley is another mountain range and rising out of that is a cityscape surrounded by clouds; caption appears in white margin below the illustration.

Original illustration appeared in The Arabian Nights: Their Best-Known Tales; edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith, illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. Published by Scribner, New York, 1909.

~ Pearson, Helen (1870-1949), “And when they had ascended that mountain they saw a city than which eyes had not beheld any greater.,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 25, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/2472.

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Title

And when they had ascended that mountain they saw a city than which eyes had not beheld any greater.

Subject

Arabian nights
Children's literature
Illustration of books
Mountains

Description

A print featuring an illustration by Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966). Image features three figures on horses standing on top of a mountain top; across a valley is another mountain range and rising out of that is a cityscape surrounded by clouds; caption appears in white margin below the illustration.
Original illustration appeared in The Arabian Nights: Their Best-Known Tales; edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith, illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. Published by Scribner, New York, 1909.

Creator

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Source

Helen Pearson Portfolio

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1909

Contributor

Parrish, Maxfield (1870-1966)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-AA:2020.45