PLANS AND SECTIONS OF THE TOMBS OF THE JUDGES,
AND OF THE OTHER TOMBS.
- Fig. 1. Longitudinal Section of the Tombs.
- 1. Vestibule.
- 2. Entrance.
- 3. Subterranean Chamber, in which may be seen Sepulchres in an unfinished state.
- Fig. 2. Transverse Section.
- Fig. 3. Plan of the Tombs.
- a. First entrance Chamber.
- M. Passage leading into the other Sepulchral Chambers.
- N. Staircase leading into the Subterranean Chamber.
- Fig. 4. Tomb situated on the North of
Jerusalem, in the opening of the Valley of Kidron.
- a. b. Water-conduit hewn in the Rocks.
- Fig. 5. Plan of the Tomb situated on the North-West of Jerusalem (for the Façade of which see [Plate LVIII]. Fig. 5).
- Fig. 6. Tomb situated on the North-West of Jerusalem near the Tombs of the Judges.
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Day & Son, Lithrs to the Queen.
PLATE LX.
PLAN AND SECTION OF S. PELAGIA'S TOMB ON THE MOUNT
OF OLIVES.—DETAILS OF SEPULCHRES IN THE VALLEY
OF JEHOSHAPHAT, AND OF SOME OTHERS IN THE
NEIGHBOURHOOD OF JERUSALEM.
- Fig. 1. Plan of S. Pelagia's Tomb.
- 1. Room built at the time of the Crusades.
- 2. Tomb of S. Pelagia.
- 3. Ancient Jewish Tomb, the retreat of S. Pelagia.
- Fig. 2. Section of S. Pelagia's Tomb.
- Fig. 3. Tomb of Absalom.
- Fig. 4. Tomb of S. James.
- 4. Opening corresponding with a Sepulchral Chamber.
- 5. Opening into which both the Jews and the Arabs used to throw stones, in order to indicate their hatred of the wicked son Absalom.
- 6. Tomb of Jehoshaphat.
- Fig. 5. Tomb of Zacharias.
- 7. Jewish Tomb.
- Fig. 6. An entrance door into the Tomb of
Aceldama (for the Plan of which see [Plate XLVII].).
- (a). Broken ornaments.
- n. Cultivated land.
- 8. Rock.
- Fig. 7. Another entrance into the Tomb of Aceldama.
- Fig. 8. Ornaments of the Tomb of S. Onuphrius (for the Plan of which see [Plate XLVII].).
- 9. Heaps of earth.