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ORIGINAL ENGRAVING · NEW TESTAMENT

Saide, the Ancient Sidon

The harbour of Sidon and its sea castle, with boats drawn up on the shore.

Paul’s ship called at Sidon on the voyage to Rome. Acts 27:3

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Victorian engraving of a harbour with a sea castle, sailing boats and figures on the beach.View full size
Photographed from The Comprehensive Family Bible

The plate is reproduced from a photograph of a surviving copy. The image has been rotated, straightened and cropped to the plate, but the engraving itself is not retouched.

Printed title
Saide, the Ancient Sidon
Subtitle
From the Eastward
Place today
Sidon (Saida), Lebanon
Painter or artist
Sam Bough, after Cassas
Engraver
Wm. Forrest
Source of credits
Credit lines printed on the plate
From
The Comprehensive Family Bible, Blackie and Son

THEN AND NOW

This engraving inspired Golden Hour at Ancient Sidon, a contemporary AI-assisted artwork available as a canvas print.

Victorian engraving of a harbour with a sea castle, sailing boats and figures on the beach.
ThenSaide, the Ancient SidonOriginal engraving
Fishermen mending nets beside a beached lateen-rigged boat and a camel on a stony shore, with a walled sea castle on an arched causeway, minarets and a hillside town under a golden sunset and crescent moon.
NowGolden Hour at Ancient SidonCanvas options

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