FamilyMuḥammad , -632, Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages--Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Tents, Camps
Photograph showing the tents of pilgrims during the Hajj around the tomb of "Sittana" (Our Lady) Maymunah, one of the wives of the Prophet Muḥammad... Show morePhotograph showing the tents of pilgrims during the Hajj around the tomb of "Sittana" (Our Lady) Maymunah, one of the wives of the Prophet Muḥammad, on the outskirts of Mecca.The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date from original item. Plate no. 8 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (VIII). Erased Arabic description in the upper and lower part of the print. The negative had handwork applied. Manuscript annotation under the image "عرفات". Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.11014-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23414091 BIB-ID: 2501845 Show less
This image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is... Show moreThis image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is the right center section of a four part panorama which includes Plates II, III, and V. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date from original item. Plate no. 4 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (IV). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Manuscript annotation in Arabic under the print "مكة المكرمة". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.11014-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2341408x BIB-ID: 2788811 Show less
Three-quarter length standing portrait of Amir Awn al Rafiq, Grand Sharif of Mecca between 1882 and 1905. He faces right and wears a turban and a... Show moreThree-quarter length standing portrait of Amir Awn al Rafiq, Grand Sharif of Mecca between 1882 and 1905. He faces right and wears a turban and a richly embroidered ceremonial robe. Title and date from item. Plate no. 7 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (VII) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.02074-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23414169 BIB-ID: 2501848 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is stamped with the collector stamp (C. Drächsler - Wien) and captioned in German on the... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is stamped with the collector stamp (C. Drächsler - Wien) and captioned in German on the verso of the print. The photograph is numbered 444 on the recto with a manuscript inscription. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0022-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24492589 BIB-ID: 2619575 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām, Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Photographs, Mosques, Mosques--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
This image shows a view over the city of Mecca with the Masjid al-Haram. The photograph is the left center section of a four part panorama which... Show moreThis image shows a view over the city of Mecca with the Masjid al-Haram. The photograph is the left center section of a four part panorama which includes Plates II, IV and V. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plate no. 3 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (III). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0273-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24553712 BIB-ID: 2624934 Show less
This image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is... Show moreThis image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is the right center section of a four part panorama which includes Plates II, III, and V. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plate no. 4 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (IV). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0273-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24553943 BIB-ID: 2501843 Show less
View over the city of Mecca showing the neighbourhoods of Suq al-Layl and Al Qushashiyah, probably taken from the Jabal Abu Qubays . Photograph is... Show moreView over the city of Mecca showing the neighbourhoods of Suq al-Layl and Al Qushashiyah, probably taken from the Jabal Abu Qubays . Photograph is the right section of a four part panorama which includes Plates II, III and IV. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plate no. 5 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (V). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0273-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24553955 BIB-ID: 2624938 Show less
Government facilities, Government facilities--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Photographs
This image shows a view over the city of Mecca from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. The photograph is the left section of a four... Show moreThis image shows a view over the city of Mecca from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. The photograph is the left section of a four part panorama which includes Plates III, IV and V. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plate no. 2 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (II). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0273-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24553670 BIB-ID: 2624930 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām, Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
West-southwest view inside the Masjid al-Haram of the Kaaba and, behind it, the sacred mountain Jabal Abu Qubays. At the summit stands the... Show moreWest-southwest view inside the Masjid al-Haram of the Kaaba and, behind it, the sacred mountain Jabal Abu Qubays. At the summit stands the structure which later became Bilal's Mosque. This photograph was likely taken in 1881 by the Egyptian photographer, army engineer and surveyor Muhammad S̱adiq Bey (1832-1902). Title and date from item. Plate no. 3 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (III) and titled in German under the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25614629 BIB-ID: 2720937 Show less
Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Shaybān (Arab tribe), Shaybān (Arab tribe)--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Portraits, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Full-length length standing portrait of a member of the Banu Shaybah tribe. The man stands facing forward and wears a pale-coloured turban and dark... Show moreFull-length length standing portrait of a member of the Banu Shaybah tribe. The man stands facing forward and wears a pale-coloured turban and dark outer robe over a quilted or embroidered robe. The photograph was probably taken in 1885. The original background has been substituted completely and patterns in the carpet as well as the man’s pale robe have been re-inscribed in the negative. Title and date from item. Plate no. 9 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (IX) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0009 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25614587 BIB-ID: 2720934 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām, Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Mosques, Salat, Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and prilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Photographs
The photograph, showing the pilgrims performing the Salat around the Holy Kaaba, was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al... Show moreThe photograph, showing the pilgrims performing the Salat around the Holy Kaaba, was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title from caption list in portfolio. Date from item. Plate no. 1 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (I). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0273-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24913558 BIB-ID: 2667853 Show less