Description
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This street view depicts the Egyptian mahmal in Mecca. Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886), is depicted at the center of the image. The plate was based on a photograph probably taken by the Egyptian army engineer Muhammad Sadiq Bey (1832 – 1902) on the occasion of the departure of the mahmal on 1 Muharram 1303 AH (October 1885 CE)., Title and date from item. Plate no. 5 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (V) and titled in German under the image., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.02074-0005, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i26503153, BIB-ID: 2831251 |