Labelled Monte Bezetha, Porta per Damasco, Monte Acra, Santo Sepolcro (features of Jerusalem visible in the background), Quinto Cenni, 1908

Knights hospitaller shown outside damascus gate, jerusalem. 1908 illustration. The image is intended to represent the early 13th century (jerusalem was lost by the crusaders in 1244). The heraldry is somewhat anachronistic (the order of st john did use the eight-pointed cross at the time, but not yet in the modern "maltese cross" shape). Date: 1908. Collection: The Vinkhuijzen collection of military uniforms. Porta der Damasco (NYPL b14896507-1535152)