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
tr. from the Arabic of Abenhamin, a native of Granada, by Ginés Perez de Hita, and from the Spanish by Thomas Rodd. Translation of Guerras civiles... Show moretr. from the Arabic of Abenhamin, a native of Granada, by Ginés Perez de Hita, and from the Spanish by Thomas Rodd. Translation of Guerras civiles de Granada. Includes index. Show less
Arabs, Arabs--Spain, Description and travel, History, DP402.C7 C3
by Albert F. Calvert and Walter M. Gallichan. With 160 illustrations. Plates, except the last one, printed on both sides. Show moreby Albert F. Calvert and Walter M. Gallichan. With 160 illustrations. Plates, except the last one, printed on both sides. Show less
Antiquities, Description and travel, Antiquities, DS109 .W745
pt. I. Ordnance survey of Jerusalem, by Captain Wilson. Excavations at Jerusalem, by Captain Warren.--pt. II. Sea of Galilee, by Captain Wilson.... Show morept. I. Ordnance survey of Jerusalem, by Captain Wilson. Excavations at Jerusalem, by Captain Warren.--pt. II. Sea of Galilee, by Captain Wilson. The architectural remains of Palestine, by R. P. Spiers. The Hauran, by the Count de Vogüé. The survey of Palestine, by Lieutenant Anderson. On the pottery and glass found in the excavations, by the Rev. G. J. Chester. Moabite stone. Sinai, by the Rev. F. W. Holland. by Capt. Wilson, Capt. Warren, &c. &c. &c. ; with an introduction by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley ; edited by Walter Morrison. Published under the auspices of the Palestine exploration fund. Show less
Introductory -- Before David -- The Hebrew kings -- Ezra and Nehemiah -- The Greek age -- Herod the Great -- The gospel sites -- The fall of... Show moreIntroductory -- Before David -- The Hebrew kings -- Ezra and Nehemiah -- The Greek age -- Herod the Great -- The gospel sites -- The fall of Jerusalem -- The Roman city -- The Byzantines -- The Arabs -- The Turks -- The Latin kingdom -- Franks and Moslems -- List of authorities, etc. (p. 327-328). by C.R. Conder. Includes index. Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DS785 .H43 1903, 915
by Sven Hedin ... Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS785 .H43 1903 Book vol 2 Item-ID: i20228636 BIB-ID: 1008734 Translated from the Swedish... Show moreby Sven Hedin ... Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS785 .H43 1903 Book vol 2 Item-ID: i20228636 BIB-ID: 1008734 Translated from the Swedish by J.T. Bealby. Show less
by Eustace A. Reynolds-Ball. Includes bibliographical references and index. Show moreby Eustace A. Reynolds-Ball. Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Silkworms, Silkworms--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel
By J. Ovington, M.A. Chaplain to His Majesty. Errata: p. [16] (preliminary sequence). Half-title. Signatures: A-Z8 Aa-Qq8 (Qq8 blank). Appendix has... Show moreBy J. Ovington, M.A. Chaplain to His Majesty. Errata: p. [16] (preliminary sequence). Half-title. Signatures: A-Z8 Aa-Qq8 (Qq8 blank). Appendix has separate t.p. Title within double line border. From the library of Sir Charles Harding Firth. Imperfect copy: only 1 plate remains. SH/U-1 Show less
Description and travel, Antiquities, Description and travel, DS94 .P67 1855
J. L. Porter. Main Heritage Shelves General DS94 .P67 1855 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i15638947 BIB-ID: 1010872 Show moreJ. L. Porter. Main Heritage Shelves General DS94 .P67 1855 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i15638947 BIB-ID: 1010872 Show less
by Albert F. Calvert ; with 460 illustrations. Transferred from the Town Planning Library. Show moreby Albert F. Calvert ; with 460 illustrations. Transferred from the Town Planning Library. Show less
by Mrs. Oliphant. With wood engravings from drawings by Hamilton Aidë and photographs by F.M. Good. Show moreby Mrs. Oliphant. With wood engravings from drawings by Hamilton Aidë and photographs by F.M. Good. Show less
Description and travel, Antiquities, DS109 .P54 1864
v. 1. Text -- v. 2. Plates. by Ermete Pierotti ... translated by Thomas George Bonney. Translated from Pierotti's Italian ms.--Vol. 1, p. viii. Imprin... Show morev. 1. Text -- v. 2. Plates. by Ermete Pierotti ... translated by Thomas George Bonney. Translated from Pierotti's Italian ms.--Vol. 1, p. viii. Imprint on lithographic plates (some printed with tan background tint) reads: "Cambridge, Deighton, Bell & Co. -- Day & Son Lithrs. to the Queen." The plans and elevations read: "E. Pierotti, mest. & delt."; on most of the other plates, drawn by Pierotti, the lithographer is identified as T. Picken, E. Walker, R.M. Bryson, A. Newman, or L. Cornelissen. "Cambridge : Printed by C.J. Clay, M.A. at the University Press" (with printer's device)--Vol. 1 & 2, verso of half t.p.; printer statement repeated in colophon, v. 1, p. [340]. Vol. 1 xxi, 339, [1] p.; v. 2 [8] p., 63 leaves, 63 leaves of plates (some folded). Title and publisher's device in red and black in both vols. Vol. 1 includes "Passages from Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews", translated by William Whiston (v. 1, p. [323]-326), and "Passages from Josephus's History of the Jewish War", translated by Robert Traill (v. 1, p. [327]-332). Main Heritage Shelves General DS109 .P54 1864 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i22476465 BIB-ID: 1013288 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
المدن--تاريخ, الاجتماع الحضري، علم, Cities and towns--History, HT111 .M8125 1964
لويس مفورد ؛ أشرف علي ترجمتة وقدم له وعلق عليه إبراهيم نصحي. Main Heritage Compact General HT111 .M8125 1964 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i20977062 BIB-ID: 2598265 Show moreلويس مفورد ؛ أشرف علي ترجمتة وقدم له وعلق عليه إبراهيم نصحي. Main Heritage Compact General HT111 .M8125 1964 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i20977062 BIB-ID: 2598265 Show less
Inset map of Heliopolis Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00101 Print Map Item-ID: i1140341x BIB-ID: 1172684 Show moreInset map of Heliopolis Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00101 Print Map Item-ID: i1140341x BIB-ID: 1172684 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
