Cilician gates, near Tarsus, Turkey: an archway. Steel engraving by T. Dixon, 1838, after W.H. Bartlett.

  • Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854.
Date:
1838
Reference:
2124962i
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Description

The Cilician Gates or Gülek Pass form a pass through the Taurus Mountains connecting the low plains of Cilicia to the Anatolian Plateau, by way of the narrow gorge of the Gökoluk River.The engraving shows a ruined archway over a road: travellers rest under the ruins of the arch with their horses . A woman carries a water jug towards them

Publication/Creation

London ; Paris : Fisher, Son & Co., 1838.

Physical description

1 print : steel engraving ; image 12.5 x 19 cm

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The Cilician gates. W. H. Bartlett. T. Dixon.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2124962i

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