'Vierte Ansicht der Stadt Mekka'. Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Vierte Ansicht der Stadt Mekka'. Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
- Date:
- 1886/1889
- Description:
- Abstract: Genre/Subject MatterThis image shows the city of Mecca from an elevated position due east of the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque. Parts of the city due north of the Masjid al-Haram are visible in the middleground.A large two-storey, fortified building is situated immediately below the horizon on the foothills of the northern ridge, to the far left of the image: this is the same building noted in X463/4.A sloping bank of scree make up the lower right foreground and middleground, while in the distant background a chain of hills is visible.This is the fourth of four photographs taken from the same vantage point, which form a panoramic view over the city of Mecca. The first, second and third are X463/2, X463/3 and X463/4 respectively.The negative has had hand-work applied, creating a drawing-like quality in places.InscriptionsAbove image, on the right, in ink: ‘V’Lower centre and upper centre: illegible, partially erased Arabic scriptPhysical description: Dimensions:189 x 243 mmFormat:Collotype print, pasted into volumeCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt and light abrasions, though no surface losses in the lower right of centre.Foliation:‘V’Process:Collotype
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Landscape photography
Historic buildings - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023514790.0x000008_ar
81055/vdc_100023514790.0x000008_en
X463/5
X463/5