Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Orange card mount, with printed "P. Sebah, Photographe. 439, Gde Rue de Pera, Constantinople",... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Orange card mount, with printed "P. Sebah, Photographe. 439, Gde Rue de Pera, Constantinople", titled and numbered (104) on the reverse in ink. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0276-0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26308265 BIB-ID: 2810492 Show less
The photograph shows a local donkey driver. The photograph is n. 39 of the series "Egyptian Types and Scenes" . Title from item, date devised by... Show moreThe photograph shows a local donkey driver. The photograph is n. 39 of the series "Egyptian Types and Scenes" . Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Original French title "Anier indigene" on the back of the postcard. English caption on the front. Written on the back of the card: "This will be a good postcard for your collection. I will try to find some more for you. [...] from home at 8.30 this morning. R.S. [Addressed to: ] John Wilson [...] Bawell. Derbyshire. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0009 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23703325 BIB-ID: 2524744 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām, Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)--Pictorial works, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca
This view is part of Fischer von Erlach’s large compilation of historical architecture entitled “Entwurf Einer Historischen Architektur” (Project... Show moreThis 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, Turkish, Persian, Chinese and Japanese monuments. The view is accompanied by a caption in German and French, with numerous locations identified by a key, which recites: Prospect view of a part of the large city of Mecca, with its celebrated holy places, where according to the Mohammedans, was the location of the House of Abraham and the fountain of Ishmael; eventually where Mohammed wrote the Koran: This place is visited each year by caravans of Turks. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. "TA VII" inscribed on top of the plate. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.00007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25186802 BIB-ID: 2704616 Show less