. Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection 1889-1932. Kahn, Fritz 1888-1968; Kahn, Arthur David 1850-1928; Natural history illustrators; Natural history. «..11 Its foundation is most unfavorable for a city because the Jordan terrace is about 150 feet high, consiiting mainly ^mt of chalk, sand, rubble, gypsum and clay, a marl-terrace undoubedtly the worst foundation for fortification wall8|^ jprthermore, •^T ly^J^^^ earthquake zone. It is not at all surprising that walls can fall by the mere sounding of trumps, though it was probably not only the sounding of trumps but also shakings and landslips. That
. Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection 1889-1932. Kahn, Fritz 1888-1968; Kahn, Arthur David 1850-1928; Natural history illustrators; Natural history. «..11 Its foundation is most unfavorable for a city because the Jordan terrace is about 150 feet high, consiiting mainly ^mt of chalk, sand, rubble, gypsum and clay, a marl-terrace undoubedtly the worst foundation for fortification wall8|^ jprthermore, •^T ly^J^^^ earthquake zone. It is not at all surprising that walls can fall by the mere sounding of trumps, though it was probably not only the sounding of trumps but also shakings and landslips. That is very conunon in this part of the country and - consc iousBL or unconsciousH- the attackers might have helped along» The ruins \J&V of Jericho were dug out and it iexintÄrBekftÄgxtacknjOTrx: appears that the walls poo; *^t 3ttga»x^fia^a)gyxx)gOc£tc»^ Qgc>Qy;cv3ga3ftWMnpgP « Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kahn, Arthur and Fritz.
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