Cana of Galilee [Kafr Kanna]. Photographer: Good, Frank Mason
Scope & Content:
View of houses in the village of Kafr Kanna, traditionally associated with Cana of Galilee: 'Cana itself, as may be seen from the photograph, is a typical example of a mud-built Palestine village, rather meaner than most, and with few vestiges of antiquity...'
View looking towards the ruins on the shore of the Sea of Galilee: 'The photograph illustrating this chapter, though chiefly occupied by Magdala, yet gives a clear idea of the general configuration of Gennesaret and the shore beyond it…' The locality of Magdala, traditionally associated with the...
View looking across the rooftops of the city towards the Great Mosque: 'The photograph illustrating this chapter, taken from the roof of the silversmith's bazaar, shows for the most part merely the ordinary features of modern Oriental housetops. But it has been selected as exhibiting the only ex...