"Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth is Mount Zion-the City of the Great King." PHILADELPHIA: JAMES CHALLEN AND SONS, BULLETIN BUILDINGS. J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., Nos. 22 & 24 NORTH FOURTH STREET. 57891 Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1857, by JAMES CHALLEN & SONS, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. STEREOTYPED BY MEARS & DUSENBERY. PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS work is presented to the public, believing that much will be found in it of great interest and value to all classes of the religious world, and to those who would see the hand of Providence in the history and fortunes of Israel, and the nations with whom they have been associated, for more than three thousand years. The name of Dr. BARCLAY—a resident missionary in Jerusalem for three years and a half, is now favorably known, both in Europe and in this country, for the valuable discoveries he has made in the Temple Enclosure and other sacred localities, to which he was admitted by special firman, and for the aids he has furnished to many distinguished tourists, in the Holy Land, which have been in all their recent works repeatedly acknowledged. "The City of the Great King," on every page of it, shows the extent and accuracy of his labors; and his Map of Jerusalem, now before the public, is justly esteemed the only reliable one known. His close observation of facts and conscientious adherence to truth, together with his long and patient labors in the prosecution of his task, cannot fail to commend this book to the confidence of the public. The Portrait of the Author is a waif, from the hands of the Publishers, given at the request of numerous friends in view of his immediate return to Palestine, probably to be seen no more amongst us. It is from a photograph by McClees, and reflects great credit upon the eminent artist, John Sartain, by whom it was executed. The Steel Engravings, by Messrs. Buttre, Earle, and Dick, are gems of the first value. The Chromographs and Lithographs, by L. N. Rosenthal, reflect the highest credit upon his establishment. The Wood Engravings, by Messrs. Louderback & Hoffmann, from original designs by Moore; and J. H. Byram from transfers, are unequalled. The Publishers, having spared no pains or expense, to meet the demands of the public, cheerfully commit the work to their hands. |