The work is a detailed monograph dealing with the geography, history and archaeology of Palestine. It is part of the collection ‘L'Univers pittoresque’ or ‘L'Univers illustré’. Title "Palestine: Description géographique, historique et archéologique" Author: S. Munk (Salomon Munk, a French orientalist and librarian at the Imperial Library) Publisher: Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et C.ie, Éditeurs in Paris, 1863 Red half-leather binding with gilt spine 704 pages, with 68 numbered steel engraving plates and two additional steel-engraved maps. A total of 70 plates. The steel engravings depict a variety of landscapes, archaeological sites, cityscapes, and historical locations in the 19th-century region of Palestine. Size 22 x 14,5 cm Condition: Binding edges rubbed and bumped, edges browned, pages somewhat browned and partially waterstained. The last 10 plates are waterstained, otherwise the plates are in very good condition. Overall, a good edition.