'Dritte Ansicht der Stadt Mekka: links die nördliche Ecke der Moschee; ein wenig südostlich von derselben das Bāb ès-salām, durch welches die Pilger in die Moschee eintreten'. Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
'Dritte Ansicht der Stadt Mekka: links die nördliche Ecke der Moschee; ein wenig südostlich von derselben das Bāb ès-salām, durch welches die Pilger in die Moschee eintreten'. Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
'Dritte Ansicht der Stadt Mekka: links die nördliche Ecke der Moschee; ein wenig südostlich von derselben das Bāb ès-salām, durch welches die Pilger in die Moschee eintreten'. Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
Date:
1886/1889
Description:
Genre/Subject MatterThis image shows the city of Mecca from an elevated position due east of the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque. Parts of the city due north of the Masjid al-Haram are visible in the middleground.A large two-storey, fortified building is situated immediately below the horizon on the foothills of the northern ridge, to the right of the image. The northernmost part of the Masjid al-Haram is visible just below the central point on the left edge of the image.Derelict or semi-derelict structures make up the lower left foreground while a long ridge is visible in the background.This is the third of four photographs taken from the same vantage point, which form a panoramic view over the city of Mecca. The first, second and fourth are X463/2, X463/3 and X463/5 respectively.The negative has had hand-work applied, creating a drawing-like quality along the left-hand edge.InscriptionsAbove image, on the right, in ink: ‘IV’Lower centre and upper centre: illegible, partially erased Arabic script1 collotype printDimensions:188 x 245 mmFormat:Collotype print, pasted into volumeCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt and light abrasions, though no surface losses in the lower right of centre.Foliation:‘IV’Process:Collotype