In this inscribed gift copy to Harvard College, Fisher Howe offers a detailed account of his 1850 journey throughout the Middle East.   “I am waiting, not without some impatience, for the forthcoming “Oriental and Sacred Scenes,” by our esteemed friend, Fisher Howe, Esq. Mr. Howe is a matter-of-fact man, and has the faculty of … Continue reading Fisher Howe: 19th century traveller of the sacred lands of the Middle East