View of Hierapolis (today Pamukkale)

Description

Featured in the 1836 collaborative work of Thomas Allom and Robert Walsh, this steel engraving depicts the natural wonder of the travertines in the region known today as Pamukkale, along with the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis situated at the summit. The composition highlights the massive white limestone terraces cascading down the mountainside in a dramatic landscape, while presenting figures traveling on horseback through this magnificent terrain in the foreground to emphasize the scale between nature and humanity.