The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption... Show moreThe 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. 6 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (V). The negative has handwork applied. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0273-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26533509 BIB-ID: 2831980 Show less
The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889. Title from caption... Show moreThe 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. 6 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (V). The negative has handwork applied. The print has manuscript annotations in Arabic “مكة المكرمة”. The print has stamped above the image "N.B.P[?]. Graafland Ned.[erlands] Handel [illegible] Soerabaja", probably related to some library, archive or private collection in Surabaya, capital of the Dutch East Indies from the 18th century until the mid-20th century. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.11014-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26540782 BIB-ID: 2832163 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
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