This view is part of Fischer von Erlach’s large compilation of historical architecture entitled “Entwurf Einer Historischen Architektur” (Project for a history of architecture). This view of Mecca appeared as plate VII (numbered here top right) in Book Three of the work, devoted to Arab, Turk ...

The name of the Shaykh is indicated only in the French version of the title. The two servants depicted in the picture are the so-called aghas, the Abyssinian guardians of the Prophet's Mosque; aghas were responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the holy mosques and they also guarded the Prophet ...

The name of the Shaykh is indicated only in the French version of the title. The three servants depicted in the picture are the so-called aghas, the Abyssinian guardians of the Prophet's Mosque; aghas were responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the holy mosques and they also guarded the Proph ...

Date and title from item. The photograph is dated and signed in the negative - both in Arabic and French. Autograph captions in Arabic and in French on the recto and on the verso of the mount., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2018.0265-0001, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i25456155, BIB-ID: 2712659

The photograph shows pilgrims in Mecca gathering in the courtyard of the Masjid al-Haram, around the Kaaba., Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled "La Mecque" (Mecca) and "لصلاة حول الكعبة", numbered (276) in the negative and signed (Photo Garrigues T ...

Manuscript annotations under and behind the print specify the point of view of the panorama, that is the eastern view of the Mosque of Medina (" La Mosquée de la Mekke prise de l'Est") and the south-eastern side of the Kaaba ("الخهة الشرقية والقبلية من الكعبة = Côtes Es ...

Manuscript annotations under the print highlight the dome of the tomb of the prophet ("قبة الحجرة النبوية = Dome du tombeau du Prophète") and the garden of Lady Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet ("جنينة السيدة فاطمة = Jardin du Saida Fathima, fille du Prophète")., ...

Manuscript annotations under and behind the print highlight what is visible in the picture, that is the Masjid al-Khayf ("جامع الخيف = Mosquée El Kheif") and the tents of the Egyptian pilgrims, ("مقام الحج المصري = Campements des pèlerins égyptiens") during the day of the S ...

Title and date from item. The original photograph was taken in 1876., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.02711-0060, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i24745662, BIB-ID: 2655795, For more information on Georges Saboungi see Sheehi, S. (2016). The arab imago :A social history of portrait photography, 1860-1910 ...

The album collects views of Egypt, landscapes, village scenes, antiquities, and portraits. Photographs include views of canals and bridges along the Nile, sugarcane harvest, markets, palm groves, Ismail Pasha's palace, temples, sugar factories, mosques, cemeteries, and boats. Pictures show also loca ...

Title and date devised by Library staff. The photographis stamped with the collector stamp (C. Drächsler - Wien) and captioned in German and French on the verso of the print. The picture is numbered (445) in pencil on the verso of the print., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016.0022-0016, 2-D ...