Covers Libya, Egypt, Sudan, the Arabian Peninsula, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, the Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan and portions of Ethiopia and Russia.Relief shown by hachures and pictorially.Colored in outline.Inset: Neu Inventiert. Genealogischer Stamm-Baum Der Griechisch. Kaÿser Welche Theils Zu Constantinopel Theils Zu Trapezunt Residiret : desgleichen ein StammBaum Der Türckischen Kaÿser Bis Auf Den Heüt Zu Tag Regierenden Sultan / ins Kupfer gebracht u. verlegt von Matth. Seütter.Includes ill.In German and Latin.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2009. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project). Copy digitized: XXXXX Library: [call no.].
cura et sumptibus Matth. Seutteri.Birds-eye view.Appears in: Atlas novus sive tabulæ geographicæ totius orbis faciem, partes, imperia, regna et provincias exhibentes / exactissima cura iuxta recentissimas observation Matthaeo Seutter, [1745?]. Vol.1, map No. 137.Includes a close-up view of Algiers and index.In German with a title in Latin.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2009. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project). Copy digitized: Map Coll (Pusey) : MAP-LC G8244.A6 A3 1730 .S4.
Nach Russischen und and Handschriften entworsen Strasburg bey Joh. Georg Treuttel ; I. P. Kremer delin ; B. F. Leizelt sc.Relief shown by hachures and pictorially.Prime meridian: Ferro.Includes ill.Map in German and French.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2009. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project). Copy digitized: Map Coll (Pusey) : MAP-LC G7060 1765 .T7.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Geospatial Library, 2009. Georeferenced image for use in a GIS.
nach den militœrischen Handkarten des Prinzen Eugen der Grafen Khevenhüller, Marsigli und Pallavicini geographisch aufgetragen, und nach den zuverloessigsten Nachrichten, und Reisebeschreibungen berichtiget im Jahre 1788 von Herrn Maximilian Schimek ; J. Alberti Sculp. ; F. Müller Scrip.Shows locations and dates of battles.Covers Serbia, Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Dalmatia and portions of Macedonia and Hungary.Relief shown pictorially.Prime meridian: Ferro.North oriented toward the left.Includes ill.
nach den besten Originalzeichnungen Charten und Beschreibungen entworfen von Herrn Carl Schütz ; gestochen von C. Schütz und F. Müller.Covers Bosnia and Hercegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and portions of Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania and Macedonia.Relief shown pictorially.Includes ill."C. Priv. S.C.M.""Erklærung der Illumination - Roth ist oesterreichisch, Grün türkisch , Gelb venetiatisch, Violet gehert der Republik Ragusa, Blau einen Theil des Kirchenstaats, und Orangefarb dem Koenig von Naepel."Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2009. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project). Copy digitized: XXXXX Library: [call no.].
Gestochen von F. Müller.Covers also portions of Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Bosnia and Hercegovina.Relief shown pictorially.Includes ill.
Charten, Reisen und astronomischen Orstbestimugen gezeichnet von I. C. M. Reinecke.Covers Azerbaijan, Georgia and portions of Armenia and the Russian Federation.Relief shown by hachures.Colored in outline.Includes note.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Geospatial Library, 2009. Georeferenced image for use in a GIS.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2009. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project). Copy digitized: Map Coll (Pusey) MAP-LC G7120 1802 .R4.
Distinctive Features:Title continues: ‘von einem Zögling der türkischen Ingenieurschule in Assuan in Romfode, in Handschrift mitgetheilt durch Prof. Ehrenberg zur Erläuterung der Erdkunde von Arabien. Band XII der Allg. E. p. 1027 u. f.’Relief shown by hachures.Includes inset with illustrations of rock inscriptions found on the coast of Hedjas with references to C. Ritter's ‘Erdkunde’.1 map sheetDimensions:420 x 475 mm, on sheet 600 x 690 mm
Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures.Shows routes of various expeditions with a table of explorers and dates of their journeys listed at left centre of sheet at IOR/X/2942/5/2.Includes inset: ‘Plan von Aden und des umliegenden Landes’ with soundings recorded and note: ‘nach den Parlaments Reports Indian Papers respecting Aden 1837 & 1838 & Foster Sketch of Cap Aden in Bombay Geographical Society Proceedings May 1839’.1 map sheetDimensions:525 x 500 mm, on sheet 690 x 604 mm
Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures.Shows routes of various expeditions with a list of explorers and dates of their journeys at left centre.Includes two insets: ‘Socotara’ and ‘KARTE DES Landstrichs zwischen Dsjidda und Tayf in HEDSCHAS ARABIEN’.1 map sheetDimensions:550 x 465 mm, on sheet 690 x 604 mm
Distinctive Features:Title continues: 'vornämlich nach Wellsted, ferner nach Whitelock, Cruttendon, Niebuhr, Haines Aucher Eloy, zu C. Ritters Erdkunde von Carl Zimmermann. Berlin 1846. Zum Arabischen Heft des Atlas von Vorder-Asien gehörig'.Coloured for reference.Includes inset map of Oman.The coast between Abu Dhabi and Dubai is labelled ‘Piraten Küste’; shows pearl banks to the west of Abu Dhabi bay.1 map sheetDimensions:600 x 570 mm, on sheet 687 x 604 mm
Imprint:Berlin, Published by Dietrich Reimer and lithographed by Hermann Delius.Distinctive Features:Original title: 'Fünf Karten zu C. Ritter's Erdkunde von Arabien. Bearbeitet von Carl Zimmermann'.5 map sheets
Distinctive Features:Above map at top left: ‘Zum Atlas von Vorder-Asien gehörig, Heft V, Arabien’.Relief shown by hachures.Shows the approximate location of the major nomadic tribes across the region.1 map sheetDimensions:405 x 475 mm, on sheet 604 x 690 mm
Imprint:Berlin, published by Dietrich Reimer and engraved by Heinrich Mahlmann.Edition statement:Third edition; compiled and prepared by Dr. Heinrich Kiepert.5 maps
Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.Title continues: ‘Zu C. Ritter’s Erdkunde, Buch III, West-Asien, Theil XII. Bearbeitet von H. Kiepert, herausgegeben von C. Ritter. Berlin, 1852 Verlag von Dietrich Reimer’.Map of Hedjaz [Hejaz] province showing various routes including the Hajj pilgrimage, Carsten Niebuhr exploration journey, and J.G. Hulton and Charles J. Cruttenden expedition of 1836.In the bottom right-hand corner there is a table of reference listing Arabic geographic terms with German equivalents and abbreviations.Includes two insets:• plan of Mecca entitled ‘Mekka nach Burckhardt’ drawn to scale 1:30,000 with districts numbered and listed in a table of reference; • map of peninsula and the port of Aden entitled ‘Halbinsel und Hafen von Aden’ drawn to scale 1:200,000 with depths shown by contours.1 mapDimensions:491 x 349 mm, on sheet 584 x 476 mm
Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures.Title continues: ‘Zu C. Ritter’s Erdkunde, Buch III, West-Asien, Theil XII, XIII; bearbeitet von H. Kiepert, herausgegeben von C. Ritter. Berlin, 1852 Verlag von D. Reimer’.General map of Arabian Peninsula based on Carl Ritter’s ‘Die Erdkunde im Verhältnis zur Natur und zur Geschichte des Menschen’ [Geography in relationship to nature and to the history of humanity] showing various routes across the region including the Hajj pilgrimage, Captain George Forster Sadlier’s expedition of 1819 and George August Wallin‘s journey of 1848. Provinces and regions labelled with boundary coloured for reference.Includes inset map entitled ‘Oman’ showing Maskat [Muscat] with routes traversed by Pierre-Martin-Rémi Aucher-Eloy and James Raymond Wellsted marked. In the bottom right-hand corner there is a table of reference listing Arabic geographic terms with German equivalents and abbreviations.1 mapDimensions:353 x 475 mm, on sheet 742 x 580 mm
Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures.Title continues: ‘Zu C. Ritter’s Erdkunde, Buch III, West-Asien, Theil VIII, IX. Bearbeitet von H. Kiepert, herausgegeben von C. Ritter. Berlin, 1852 Verlag von D. Reimer’.Map of Iran showing territorial extent of the Ottoman, the Russian and the British sphere of influence in the region with borders outlined in colour and explained in a key in the bottom left-hand corner below title. Also shows the boundaries between provinces and various routes across the region.1 mapDimensions:462 x 490 mm, on sheet 478 x 584 mm
Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures.Title continues: ‘Zu C. Ritter’s Erdkunde, Buch III, West-Asien, Theil VIII, IX. Bearbeitet von H. Kiepert, herausgegeben von C. Ritter. Berlin, 1852 Verlag von Dietrich Reimer’.Map of western portion of Persia showing various routes in the region including route traversed by James Justinian Morier in 1808; John Macdonald Kinneir’s expedition of 1813-14; and tour of Baron C. A. De Bode from Teheran through Ispahan and Persepolis to Shiraz. Borders outlined in colour.In the bottom right-hand corner there is a table of reference listing Persian, Turkish and Arabic geographic terms with German equivalents and abbreviations.Includes an inset map entitled 'Schîraz, Persepolis und Umgegend'.1 mapDimensions: 464 x 354 mm, on sheet 482 x 474 mm
bearbeitet und gezeichnet von H. Kiepert.Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.Prime meridian Greenwich and Ferro.Colored in outline.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2009. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project). Copy digitized: Map Coll (Pusey) : MAP-LC G7120 1854 .K5.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Geospatial Library, 2009. Georeferenced image for use in a GIS.
Imprint:Berlin, Published by Dietrich Reimer. Lithographed by Ansalt von L. Kraatz.Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures.Includes a table with place names and abbreviations in multiple languages and a key to symbols and colours in the bottom centre.Shows the domains of the Ottoman Empire in the mid-nineteenth century.1 map sheetDimensions:820 x 1170 mm, on sheet 918 x 1270 mm
Persien. Das Land und seine Bewohner. Ethnographische Schilderungen.Author: Jakob Eduard Polak.Publication details: Leipzig: F U Brodhaus.Physical Description: part I of two; octavo.1 volume (389 pages)This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter.Dimensions: 210mm x 125mm
Imprint:Berlin, Published by Dietrich Reimer. Lithographed by Ansalt von L. Kraatz.Distinctive Features:Below title: ‘Buch III, West-Asien, Theil XII u. XIII bearbeitet von H. Kiepert neue berichtigte Ausgabe, die Ortographie revidirt von Th. Nöldeke, mit Nachträgen aus den neusten Berichten von Guarmani und Palgrave’.Relief shown by hachures.Includes an inset map: ‘Südliches Oman’ in the top right-hand corner.Includes a table of Arabian words with German equivalent terms in the bottom left.Sultanates and provinces outlined in colour with a key in the bottom right-hand corner.1 map sheetDimensions:380 x 490 mm
Imprint:Berlin, Published by Simon Schropp’schen Hof-Landkartenhandlung (L. Beringuier u. Ad. Berg.).Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures.Countries and provinces coloured for reference with a key in the bottom centre.Includes a table of Persian and Arabian words with German equivalent terms in the bottom right.Labels:On the recto in the bottom right-hand corner blind stamp: ‘LANDKARTEN HANDUNG J.H. NEUMANN BERLIN’1 map sheetDimensions:626 x 915 mm, on sheet 691 x 955 mm
Imprint:Berlin, Published by Dietrich Reimer.Edition statement:Second edition, revised and expanded.Distinctive Features:From H. Kiepert’s ‘Neuer Handatlas’, map no. 28 engraved by J. Sulzer and printed by F. Barth.Relief shown by hachures.Boundaries of the Ottoman and Russian empires, British colonies in India and the extents of the Imam of Maskat territory outlined in colour with a key at bottom centre.Includes list of topographic terms in Turkish, Arabic and Persian.1 map sheetDimensions:403 x 534 mm, on sheet 505 x 614 mm
Baḥrein und Jemâma nach arabischen Geographen beschrieben. Mit einer Karte.Publication Details: Göttingen : In der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung, 1874.Notes: 'Aus dem neunzehnten Bande der Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen'.Physical Description: 50p., [1]leaf of plates : map ; 27cm.1 volume (50 pages)Dimensions: 270mm x 215mm
Genre/Subject Matter:This west-southwest view inside the Masjid al-Haram of the Caaba and, behind it, the sacred mountain Jebel Abu Qubays (1220 ft / 460 m), which overlooks the Masjid al-Haram to the east. At the summit stands a squat, apparently unfinished structure which later became the Bilal mosque, according to later photographs, for example Photo 174/5 (
c.1907).The buildings that line the foothills of Abu Qubays, feature distinctive Ottoman-era architectural features, such as a
roshan(known elsewhere as mashrabiyya, or enclosed balcony), which are almost unchanged almost twenty years later in the same view by the Delhi-based photographers H. A. Mirza & Sons (Photo 174/5).Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:IIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Die Ka’bah.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.Temporal Context:This photograph was likely taken by the Egyptian photographer, army engineer and surveyor Muhammad S̱ādiq Bey (1832-1902). The attribution is claimed by Durkje van der Wal in his publication
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: The First Western Photographer in Mecca, 1884-1885, Amsterdam : Manfred & Hanna Heiting Fund, Rijksmuseum, 2011, p. 40. As such the picture is likely to date to his 1881 visit to the city. How Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje acquired the image is unknown.1 photographic printDimensions:169 x 210 mmFormat:1 photographic print pasted into volumeCondition:The print is in good condition with one minor surface loss in the lower portion of the image.Foliation:‘III’
Genre/Subject Matter:This three-quarter length standing portrait, shows ‘Aun al-Rafīq Pasha who was the Grand Sharīf of Mecca 1882–1905. He faces right.He wears a turban and ceremonial robe embroidered richly with flower and foliage motifs as well as a sash held together at the waist.There are six elaborate stelliform and circular badges on the centre and the left of his robe.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing the image to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality. In particular the original background has been substituted while the lower right corner appears to have been etched in the negative.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:VIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Aun èr-Rafīq, Grossscherif von Mekka (1882– ).’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:235 x 176 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition though several long scratches extending from the lower right edge to the upper centre are evident.Foliation:‘VII’
nach dessen Originalskizzen redigirt von H. Kiepert.Covers portions of Turkey, Iraq and Iran.Relief shown by shading.Prime meridian: Greenwich and Paris.Inset: Route in Nord-Persien (Scale 1:600,000).Ancillary maps: Türkish-Persischer Grenzbezirk in Kurdistan im doppelten Maβstab der Hauptkarte (Scale 1:400,000), Der mittlere Theil der Hauptkarte im doppeltem Maβstabe (Scale 1:400,000)."Druck v. Fr. Schwabe, Berlin".Includes lexicon German-Turkish-Persian.In German with place names in Turkish and Persian.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2009. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project). Copy digitized: XXXXX Library: [call no.].
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows a woman, described as a [Muslim] pilgrim from Banten, the westernmost province on the island of Java. She sits face forward, looking towards the camera.The woman is dressed in white hijab, which covers her from head to foot. Her head piece is particularly wide and is shaped like an inverse-boat. On her feet she wears embellished slippers and she appears to be holding a printed cloth or handkerchief in her left hand.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places. In particular, the background has been substituted completely, and the ground to the right of her leg seems to be entirely reinscribed.Temporal Context:The photograph was taken between 7 and 17 November 1884, according to Durkje van der Wal in his publication Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: The First Western Photographer in Mecca, 1884-1885, Amsterdam : Manfred & Hanna Heiting Fund, Rijksmuseum, 2011, p. 36. This attribution is based on unpublished diaries and correspondence in the Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje Archive, University of Leiden Library.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XIXPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Pilgerin aus Banten (Java).’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the right left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:139 x 98 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XIX’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length portrait shows ten men, described as pilgrims from Martapura, South Kalimantan, in Indonesia on the island of Borneo. The men squat face forward, looking towards the camera.From right to left the men wear: a white
thawb, patterned shawl and turban; a white
thawband a patterned turban; a dark jacket over a white
thawb, patterned turban a ring on the little finger of his right hand; a dark jacket and patterned turban; a patterned turban, dark jacket and checked sarong; a patterned turban and white shirt; a dark jacket over a white
thawband patterned turban; a white
thawband patterned turban; a polka-dot shirt and dark turban; a dark jacket over a mid-coloured
thawband turban. The man at centre holds two scrolls in his hands while the man third from left holds some form of handkerchief in his hands.The men are photographed in a courtyard-like space with plants – some in wide wooden pots – foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places.Temporal Context:The photograph was taken between September and December 1884, according to Durkje van der Wal in his publication
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: The First Western Photographer in Mecca, 1884-1885, Amsterdam : Manfred & Hanna Heiting Fund, Rijksmuseum, 2011, p. 20. This attribution is based on unpublished diaries and correspondence in the Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje Archive, University of Leiden Library.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXIXPrinted beneath image, in ink:'Pilger aus Martapura (Süd-Borneo).'A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:192 x 251 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXIX’
Sifat Jazīrat al- ʿArab / li-Abī Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb in Yūsuf ibn Dāwūd al-Hamdānī. صفة جزيرة العرب / لأبي محمد الحسن بن أحمد بن يعقوب بن داود الهمدانيBy Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad al-Hamdānī / الحسن بن أحمد همدانيPublication details: Leiden: E.J Brill / ليدن : بريلVariant Title: Al-Hamdânî's Geographie der Arabischen Halbinsel Variant Title: Geographie der Arabischen HalbinselTitle on added t.p.: Al-Hamdânî's Geographie der arabischen Halbinsel nach den Handschriften von Berlin, Constantinopel, London, Paris und Strassburg . herausgegeben von David Heinrich Müller. Partially vocalized.Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.1 volume (279 pages)Dimensions: 235mm x 150mm
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait of a bearded man shows a Meccan doctor, likely the photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār, who collaborated with the photographer Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje.He wears a plain, dark-coloured outer robe over a white buttoned undershirt and white cummerbund, with a pale-coloured turban on his head. In his right hand the doctor grips the handle of a dark-coloured umbrella or parasol. On his feet he wears knotted leather sandals.The negative does not appear to have had hand-work applied, except for the background, which may have been substituted.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XIVPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Mekkanischer Arzt.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:132 x 972 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XIV’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length length standing portrait, shows Othman Pascha, Governor General of the Hejaz (1882–86).Othman Pascha faces left, standing upon a richly patterned carpet. He wears a dark-coloured fez and ceremonial robes, featuring a mirrored paisley (
boteh) pattern at the lower hem and each sleeve, as well as a sash. His left hand grips the pommel of a sword which is held against his body by a sword strap of plaited material.Three circular badges are suspended from a bar on the left of his robe. Below these a more elaborate stelliform badge is also worn.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing the image to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places. In particular the original background has been substituted completely.Temporal Context:The photograph was taken between 11 June 1885 and 19 September 1885, according to Durkje van der Wal in his publication
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: The First Western Photographer in Mecca, 1884-1885, Amsterdam : Manfred & Hanna Heiting Fund, Rijksmuseum, 2011, p. 27. This attribution is based on unpublished correspondence in the Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje Archive, University of Leiden Library.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:VIIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Othman Pascha, Generalgouverneur des H̱idjāz (1882–86).’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:248 x 184 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition with some minor surface scratching and bowing.Foliation:‘VIII’
Genre/Subject Matter:This group portrait shows a merchant, likely a Meccan, described in the title as the representative of the Grand Scharīf, and his Circassian slave.Both men wear embroidered or printed robes; while the man on the left’s outer robe is made of plain cloth, the merchant’s outer robe is made of material printed with a recurring, perhaps floral pattern and what appear to be embroidered lapels. He carries a string of beads in his right hand and wears a light-coloured turban. The man described as a slave wears a fez.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places, particularly in the face of the merchant. The original background has been substituted completely.Temporal ContextThe photograph was taken between March 1886 and February 1887, according to Durkje van der Wal in his publication
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: The First Western Photographer in Mecca, 1884-1885, Amsterdam : Manfred & Hanna Heiting Fund, Rijksmuseum, 2011, p. 36. This attribution is based on unpublished correspondence in the Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje Archive, University of Leiden Library.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Vornehmer Kaufmann (Bevollmächtigter des Grossscherifs) mit seinem cirkassischen Sklaven.’A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:249 x 185 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XI’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full-length seated portrait shows a Meccan woman in bridal attire. She faces forward and looks towards the camera, both her hands held up, palms facing forwards on each side of her body.The most prominent features of the woman’s attire are her imposing headdress and embroidered bib or collar-like piece, which extends from the neck to a width in excess of the woman’s body and then towards her thighs. The piece appears to be made from twisted and embroidered fabrics as well as chains of coins. Two long plaits extend from her neck downwards across this piece before being woven into longer metal wands, appearing to extend the natural length of the hair. A bell is at the end of each. The woman’s robe is likely made of embroidered silk and she wears two thick anklets about her ankles. Tattooed or painted arches extend from the bridge of her nose upwards along her brow bone and down again to her outer brows.The woman is seated on a cushion-strewn seat or divan, covered in a monochrome printed fabric, featuring trees and shrubbery. Beading and an overlapping edge is visible on the upright part of the seat.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded paint-like quality in places.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXVPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Mekkanerin im Brautanzug.'A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.1 collotype printDimensions:136 x 98 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXV’
Genre/Subject Matter:This lithographic print shows objects and utensils in common use in Mecca. The items are drawn from the collection of Christiaan Snouck Hugronje and the illustration was printed by Pieter Willem Marinus Trap, the lithographic printer of the journal
Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie.The objects are itemised in the list of plates at the beginning of the volume. Each object is identified by a number, which refers to elements in this list. The information in square brackets has been taken from a contemporaneous essay by Snouck Hurgronje entitled ‘Ethnographisches aus Mekka’, which was published in
Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie, Vol. I, Leiden, 1888.They are as follows:1
Zèmbil(Marktkörbchen) [Market basket. Zigzag-shaped wickerwork palm leaf strips with two handles opposite one another at the centre of the edge, which is secured with braided black wool. These baskets are to be found in various sizes, the larger ones usually have a flat base.]2
Mèknasah(Teppichbesen aus Palmblättern) [Carpet brush; this two-sided bristles of palm leaf are bent towards each other and bound together so that the bristles the brush and the middle-ribbing form the handle.]3
Mekkabbah(Deckel für Schüsseln oder teller, die, mit Speisen gefüllt, von Haus zu Haus oder in die Moschee getragen warden) [Hat-shaped cover. The spiralling wicker-work of palm leaf strips are braided over a thin hoop. Strips of different coloured wool are drawn through the wickerwork near the edge of to form a fringe-like embellishment. In addition, short, narrow strips of silk and wool are affixed by sewing them on near the edge. ‘Would be used to cover a bowl or metal plate when one wants to send such a vessel, filled with food, to friends or neighbours, for example because one cannot accept an invitation to dinner.’]4
Quffah(Körbchen zum Mitnehmen von Speisen) [Cylinder-shaped basket with a covering lid that is attached by means of a cord threaded through two opposite points. Zigzag-shaped wickerwork of palm leaf strips into which short tassels of variously-coloured wool are worked in as embellishment. Children take such baskets of food to school. They also serve to carry dates, bread and the like, which are taken to mosques by the faithful for evening worship during the fasting month to enjoy after sunset as the first refreshment.]5, 5a
Mèrwaẖaj(aus Palmblättstreifen geflochtener Fächer) [Four-sided fan; zigzag-shaped wickerwork of narrow palm leaf strips. As a handle the stem of a palm leaf. The embellishments are formed of squares of numerous, convening holes, irregular six or four-sided in shape.]6
Qubqāb(hölzerner Stelzschuh, in dieser Form von Weibern getragen) [Wooden sandal with flower-deocration in red, yellow and silver and a row of bisected yellow diamonds along the central axis, on a green background. This form of shoe is worn primarily by women, un-coloured
Qubqābsare made use of by both sexes in the bathroom (and privy); because going barefoot is not recommended but leather footwear would be damaged by the running water.]7
Madāsmèkkāwi(mekkanische Sandale) [Mekkan Sandal, the upper side is decorated by rows of gold and silver thread tracery in rows across the transverse strap and yellow, red and green leather straps. Tiny green leather strips wind around the upper end of the peg that rests between the toes. Flaps of black, green, reddish and yellowish wool are attached to the middle of a second, adjacent strap. The name is only used by convention; no less frequently is the
Madāsmèdèniworn. Perhaps the origin of the form survives in the name.]8
Madāsmèdèni(medinensische Sandale; nicht weniger als die vorhergehende Form in Mekka getragen) [Medina Sandal. Almost identical to the previous, except with only one transverse strap with half-heart shaped flaps of variously-coloured wool fabric at the middle of the upper side. The leather peg is [decorated] as in the previous type. The inner part of the upper side of the sole is sewn with golden strips at the front edge. As to the meaning of the name, see above.]9, 10
Kursī’s(Tischchen zum Daraufstellen grosser metallener Teller mit Speisen) [Octagonal table: at each corner the table top meets one of the columnar legs of the table. Below the table top column-like bars at an angle as well as knobs form a grill. Lengths of semi-oval slat are attached to the table top itself, along each edge. The legs, the latticework and the slats are painted in various bright colours, the brown-wooden sheet is unpainted. A large metal plate is places onto such a table; food (e.g. rice with meat) is either directly placed onto it, or in various dishes. Such tables serve also serve to display beautiful copper objects (e.g. cans, Jassen) as showpieces.Rectangular table: a portion of the upper end of the four pillar-shaped legs are painted in various bright colours (marbled), the grill consists simply of vertical columns. Otherwise, apart from in form, identical with the above.]11, 12
Raẖl’s(Lesepulte, resp. aus Holz und aus Palmblattstielen; vorzüglich zu Uebungen im Qurānrecitieren gebraucht) [Lectern of brown wood; both the feet and the desk are formed of a piece each, which are movable due to the hinge at the mid-point of their length. The feet are carved up-to-date, the outer sides of the lectern with carving in base-relief. Used namely by boys learning to recite the Qur’an. Lectern made of palm leaf stalks; the crossbars are inserted through holes in the long bars.]13
Qalaç(lederne Mäklertasche zum Aufnehmen kleiner, dem Dèllāl zum Verkauf übergebener Gegenstände) [Leather trader’s bag. The exterior is decorated with many leather strips, which are brought together to form tassels and cords, and are decorated with strung beads of white metal. At the upper edge of the bag, six leather loops, through which a belt passes, by means of which the bag is closed. In actual fact, for the dealer, who is connected with practically every type of sale, such a bag serves to store small items (jewellery etc.) entrusted to the trader to sell; even when the bag is empty, the trader wears the bag over his shoulder, as a sort of attribute of his trade.]Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXXVIIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:Lower right corner: ‘ex. coll. auct.’Lower left corner: ‘P.W.M. Trap exc.’1 lithographic printDimensions:250 x 200 mmFormat:1 lithographic printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXXVIII’
Genre/Subject Matter:This lithographic print shows objects and utensils in common use in Mecca. The items are drawn from the collection of Christiaan Snouck Hugronje and the illustration was printed by Pieter Willem Marinus Trap, the lithographic printer of the journal
Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie.The objects are itemised in the list of plates at the beginning of the volume. Each object is identified by a number, which refers to elements in this list. The information in square brackets has been taken from a contemporaneous essay by Snouck Hurgronje entitled ‘Ethnographisches aus Mekka’, which was published in
Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie, Vol. I, Leiden, 1888.They are as follows:1, 2
Schèrbah’s(hölzerne Wasserkrüge) [Wooden, vase-shaped pitcher with lid. The outside is painted in bright colours; the individual colour-bands are interspersed with decorative bands of yellow. The the majority of the decoration is formed by removing the varnish in the form of the intended design, forming a kind of incised decoration. The wide neck is painted green. As regards use, [cf. 1781.b.6/72] the same use for the wooden as for the clay pitchers apples. Note: the wood is actually more than decorative; for that very reason, because they do not cool the water, they are less useful. [Example 2:] Similar to the previous. The bell is larger the inner side of the neck painted red. The decorated is produced in the same way.]3, 4
Barrādijjeh’s(hölzerne Wasserkrüge) [Wooden water pitcher, only slightly narrowing from base to lid, with a very gentle contraction beneath the rim of the opening. Inside the neck a sieve-like sheet in the centre of which a large six-pointed star is cut out. The lid finds its centre in a tall knob, from whose tip and in a ring thereabouts wooden beads are attached to helical springs. Decoration is as in the previous. [Example 4:] Similar to the previous. On the inside of the neck there is a sieve-like punctuated wooden disc attached. Wooden objects such as this are beginning to be discussed, and similarly painted items have been received by the Ethnographic Imperial Museum from Calcutta. The decorations, however, are not incised but rather painted with colours. Extending from the edges, with partly round, partly star-shaped holes. The upper side of the sieve and the inner part of the neck that lies over it are painted red, as well as the concave underside of the lid.]5
H̱uqq(hölzerne Dose zur Aufbewahrung kleiner Gegenstände) [Wooden box with lid whose lower edge is wider than walls of the box. The interior of the boc and the lid are painted a dirty light green. For the safekeeping of small objects of various kinds.]6
Kāsoder
Kāsah(Trinkbecher) [Wooden drinking cup with tapering wall, from top to bottom. Base and inner side red, the external sides various colours, with metallic reflex. Used for drinking water or Sherbet. ]7
H̱uqq(hölzerne Dose) [Spherical box with colourful marbled markings, which are distributed thoughout fields between red and purple coloured bands, which run across the sphere. Although the centre of the belt, a bat-shaped decoration, produced by the scraping away of a portion of the paint. The box opens in the middle.8
Qaçabah(hölzernes Gestell zur Aufnahme eines Wasserkruges) [Wooden frame, used for holding a water pitcher. Between three, diagonally tapering, pillar-like legs, which narrow towards one another at the top, at the base a wooden lattice-work consisting of small knobs and buttons attached between parallel crossbars. Wooden acorns hang from the lower crossbars. On the inner side of the lattice-work a wooden ball is formed, into which a pitcher would rest, when placed there. The upper ends of the legs are attached into holes in the clay underside of the barrel-shaped head, which, at the top, forms into a vase-shape. On the lower edge of the head, are six wooden knobs. Between each pair of legs is a pillar-shaped rod with knob-like protrusions to the right and left of the middle of its length, and with a wooden acorn hanging from the lower end. In the middle of the upper end of the head is an iron eyelet onto which an iron ring and iron hook are attached, by which means the rack is hung onto the wall of a room. Painting etc. can be seen in the illustration. Racks that serve the same purpose, called
mirfa’are placed on the ground and are usually four-footed.]Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXXIXPrinted beneath image, in ink:Lower right corner: ‘ex. coll. auct.’Lower left corner: ‘P.W.M. Trap exc.’1 lithographic printDimensions:250 x 198 mmFormat:1 lithographic printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXXIX’
Genre/Subject Matter:This lithographic print shows objects and utensils in common use in Mecca. The items are drawn from the collection of Christiaan Snouck Hugronje and the illustration was printed by Pieter Willem Marinus Trap, the lithographic printer of the journal
Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie.The objects are itemised in the list of plates at the beginning of the volume. Each object is identified by a number, which refers to elements in this list. The information in square brackets has been taken from a contemporaneous essay by Snouck Hurgronje entitled ‘Ethnographisches aus Mekka’, which was published in
Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie, Vol. I, Leiden, 1888.They are as follows:1
Schèrbah(hölzerner Wasserkrug) [Wooden water pitcher, vase-shaped; the interior of the neck opening red.]2
Rub’ī(hölzerner Wasserkrug) [Wooden water pitcher, vase-shaped; with narrow neck that is less than half as narrow as the above and the interior is red. Bell with metallic reflex.]3
Mèschrab(hölzerner Becher mit Untersatz und Deckel) [Wooden vessel with stand and lid. Interior of the lid and the bowl, as well as the underside of the base painted red. Exterior green marbled. Decoration incised by the same method described previously [cf. 1781.b.6/74]. Used for drinking Sherbet.]4
H̱uqq(Dose mit Deckel) [Wooden box with lid, whose lower edge protrudes over the walls of the box. The interior of the box and lid are painted a dirty light green. Used for keeping small objects of different kinds.]5
Ṯasahoder
Mèschrab(hölzerne Trinkschale) [Wooden drinking cup. Inner side light gray green, the border coloured yellow. Exterior bluw with yellow decorations as described previously [cf. 1781.b.6/74] and two red bands.]6, 7
Findjānund
Ẕarf(hölzerne Kaffeetasse und becherförmige, dazu gehörende Untertasse) [
Findjān: Bedouin coffee saucer. Of yellowish clay with greenish glaze. Similar vessels larger in size serve as butter dishes.
Ẕarf: Coffee cup, light brown wooden saucer, for holding a coffee cup [7] of the same material. The exterior of each well polished.]8
Kātah(kleiner Becher mit Deckel) [Cup with lid of brown, polished wood in the form of a flass. The edges of the cup are edged by a narrow yellow-line. The material is thought to be Aloe wood.]9
Mèschrab(messingene Trinkschüssel; in der Mitte einer Art Pfeiler, von dessen Rande einige messingene Amulete herabhängen) [Brass bowl. From the centre a kind of column rises so that a second, smaller bowl rotates, on the edge of which many small bits of brass (amnulets) hang down. On the inner side of the bowl are engraved characters. Similar in form, (without the amulets) are the cups from which one may drink Zemzem water at the mosque.]10
Schīschah(Wasserpfeife) [Waterpipe consisting of a brass tripod onto which a coconut rests, from which a brass-studded pipe leans out to one side and serves to receive the hose. The coconut is mounted with brass at both ends; the lower end is an upturned cone-shaped tip with a thick knob at the end. With this the pipe rests onto the footpiece. The upper part of the brass coconut, which is connected to the lower part by vertical strips of brass that extend over the wooden, brass-studded tube, out of whose upper end the black,-glazed earthenware head of the pipe is inserted. The hose is made of leather, over which thin copper wire is woven and then covered with wood. To connect the pipe a black, painted wooden tube is secured at one end while the other holds the wooden, mouthpiece.]11 Elf Amulete aus vergoldetem Silbera vier (buchförmige)
Chatmah’szur Aufnahme von Qurānsprüchen usw.b zwei
Heikal’sc zwei
Lōẖ’smit Sprüchene ein
Ischm, zur Aufnahme eines Edelsteines[Eleven silver plated amulets on a silver-gilt chain, wherein eyelets are to be found on the upper edge while small bells hang. There are four instances of two identical shapes, so that in total seven different forms are represented as follows:a four in the in the form of a book with a cover (
Chatmah), actually intended to reveal quotations from the Qur’anb two in roll-form with rounded ends, one of which with a coverc two shield-shaped, one side almost entirely covered with charactersd two half-moons, also covered with characterse an oval container (
Ischm), surely intended to carry gemstonesSuch chains with amulets are usually worn by children, especially during holidays.]12
Subẖah(Rosenkranz aus Perlmutter) [Prayer beads with 100 pea-sized beads of mother of pearl, strung on a silken cord. The division of 2 x 33 and 1 x 34 pearls is achieved by inserting forward-projecting, elongated four-sided pieces of mother of pearl (
imām). At the lower end the handle, a columnar peace of mother of pearl.]Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XLPrinted beneath image, in ink:Lower right corner: ‘ex. coll. auct.’Lower left corner: ‘P.W.M. Trap exc.’1 lithographic printDimensions:250 x 198 mmFormat:1 lithographic printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XL’
Genre/Subject Matter:This lithographic print shows objects and utensils in common use in Mecca. The items are drawn from the collection of Christiaan Snouck Hugronje and the illustration was printed by Pieter Willem Marinus Trap, the lithographic printer of the journal
Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie.The objects are itemised in the list of plates at the beginning of the volume. Each object is identified by a number, which refers to elements in this list. The information in square brackets has been taken from a contemporaneous essay by Snouck Hurgronje entitled ‘Ethnographisches aus Mekka’, which was published in
Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie, Vol. I, Leiden, 1888.They are as follows:1
Ghèllājah(Wasserkrug) [Water pitcher. Made of grey, porous clay with handle and spout; wooden lid. The decoration consists of teeth-like elevations and incised dashes. The vessel is filled from a large, clay barrel, which contains the water reserved for household needs, so that an amount of cool drinking water is always available. From this vessel one pours the water into smaller pitchers and from the latter into drinking vessels. Instead of lids, one probably places a thin white cloth, for the purpose of filtering the poured water.]2
Dōraq(Krug für Zemzemwasser) [Pitcher for Zemzemwater, made of ‘grey porous clay’, with handle. ‘In the mouth of the jug is a plug made of tree fibres, the same type used as a sponge with which to wash the body; here the material is used to filter the holy water. Hundreds of full
Dauraqsare to be found around the mosque and those who serve the Zemzem water pour the water from such pitchers for their customers.’]3, 5, 6
Schèrbah’s(Wasserkrüge) [Vase-shaped pitcher with earthenware cover. Apart from its use as a water pitcher, this vessel is used especially during the months of Ramadan in mosques at the end of a period of fasting. It is also placed before visitors to the mosque alongside a jug of Zemzem water and contains chilled water, into which fruits, especially Mulberries, are placed, so that the water tastes the same.]4
Ibrīq(Wasserkanne für Ablutionen) [Made of grey, porous clay. Ribs around the bell. Handle and spout. The
Ibrīqis filled with water and used for the purpose of ritual washing and cleaning after performing natural needs. The
Ibrīqis sometimes also made used for washing the hands after eating, for which most often a copper
Ibrīqand bowl are used.]7
Qullah(Wasserkrug) [Vase-shaped water-pitcher. Made of similar material to the
Ibrīq(grey, porous clay), decoration similar to that found on the
Ghèllājah; also, on the neck and on the upper half of the walls of the bell, oblique and vertical deep incisions. Wooden lid.]8
Rub’ī(Wasserkrug ; die Form gilt als specifisch mekkanisch) [Vase-shaped water-pitcher with two opposing handles at the junction between the neck and the bell. Wooden lid, which ends in a long, round spigot that fits into the neck of the pitcher.]9
Kānūn(Kohlenfass aus Thon; dient als tragbarer Ofen) [Coal-barrel, made from red clay on three, even legs, that join at a bowl-shaped, round foot. The exterior is painted in various colours but not glazed. The shape on the whole is irregular. These and similar vessels serves as portable stoves for cooking food outside the actual kitchen, where brick kilns are used.]10
Mènqèl(irdenes Becken zum Vorbrennen von wohlriechendem Holz) [Cup-shaped, earthenware basins. The round base is hollowed out from below, the sides painted in different colours, though not glazed. Used for burning grafrant wood, such as aloe or for smoking the
Qafalthat is used for drinking water; one holds the empty drinking jug upside over it before filling. Clothes or even the whole body can be smoked over it.]11, 12
Schèrbah’s(Kaffeekrüge der Beduinen) [Bedouin coffee pitcher. With a wide base, high, narrow neck and handle. Material: reddish clay, coloured on the outside reddish-brown, though not glazed with ornamentation in blackish grey-brown colour. Neck-opening with spout.]13
Findjān(Kafeenäpfchen der Beduinen) [Bedouin coffee saucer. Of yellowish clay with greenish glaze. Similar vessels larger in size serve as butter dishes.]14, 15
Muschṯẖaqqèr-
ridjālund
M. ẖaqq el-ẖarīm(Männer- und Frauenkamm) [Man’s comb. The top edge with transverse grooves. The material is sold under the name of ‘sandalwood’. Woman’s comb. On each side there is a hole for the fingers. Grooved pattern along the middle of the comb. The material is sold as aloe wood, but is usually only perfumed.]16
Medakk(hölzernes Einziehestäbchen, womit die
Dikkehin die Koulisse der Beinkleider gebracht wird) [Wooden feeding-stick. Painted in bright colours with a hole at the upper end. The ‘
Dikkèh’ (the [waist-]band with which the trousers are pulled together at the middle of the body and fastened) is threaded through this hole and in this way the ‘
Dikkèh’ is in turn threaded into the
Koulisse(Bêt èd-dikkèh) or sliding seam.]17
Mibcharah(Weihrauchbecken) [Made from brass with a lid, which pivots from a hinge on the handle itself. The lid has six round holes. The base is hollowed out. Such vessels with burning incense are held up for the departing guests with which to smoke the hands upon bidding farewell. ]18
Merassch(Vase zum Besprengen mit Rosenwasser) [Vase made of frosted glass (Bohemian in style) with long, thin neck and decorated with gold. In the mouth of the vase is a glass pipe which is secured by means of a screw thread. Used for sprinkling departing guests with rosewater.]19
Qèdaẖ(hölzerne Trinkschale) [Drinking bowl of brown wood. Decoration consists of pins of soft, white metal driven into [the outside]. Near to the edge a row of brass pins with large, round heads, such as those found in the centre of the base on the inside. Meccans drink out of such bowls often, in so far as they don’t pay homage to the ‘new style’ of glass dishes.]The number ‘19’ appears erroneously adjacent to two of the objects, at right and left, while ‘9’ is omitted. A note at the foot of the itemised list of plates explains that the ‘19’ on the left is an error and should refer to number ‘9’.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XXXVIIPrinted beneath image, in ink:Lower right corner: ‘ex. coll. auct.’Lower left corner: ‘P.W.M. Trap exc.’1 lithographic printDimensions:250 x 200 mmFormat:1 lithographic printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XXXVII’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full length standing portrait shows two young sons of the Banī Shaybah family, gatekeepers of the Caaba.The two boys stand side-by-side in matching light-coloured outer robes, which are embroidered at the lapels; under their outer robes each of the boys wears a patterned
jalabiya. These garments appear to be cut from the same cloth, except that the pattern is inverted.The boy on the left wears a pale-coloured turban but the boy on the right wears a keffiyeh held in place by an agal.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places. In particular, the background appears to have been substituted.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XIVPrinted beneath image, in ink:'Kinder aus der Familie der Benī Schēbah (Thorhüter der Ka’bah).'A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:131 x 93 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XIV’
ImprintHaag: Martinus Nijhoff, 1888Genre/Subject Matter:The volume contains 65 collotype prints (pasted on paper), 5 photolithographs, 4 lithographs and 1 other image. The majority of these – particularly the latter half of the volume – are group portraits of pilgrims en route to Mecca.These photographs were taken evidently in the same courtyard-like space, either at Jeddah or Mecca, where Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje was based from 1884. Although not clearly anthropometric, some of these images can be classified as ethnographic portraits.Other scenes are taken at Mecca and include some photolithographic reproductions of photographs that may have been taken by Muḥammad Ṣādiq Bey (1822 or 1823–1902 or 1903), an Egyptian army engineer who took the first photographs of Medina in 1861 and Mecca in 1880-81, whose photographic prints Hurgronje was aware of and may indeed have collected.Still more photographs may have been taken by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār, Hurgronje’s working partner during his time in Mecca, and possibly sent to Hurgronje after his departure from the Arabian Peninsula in 1885.Finally, the print attributed to Siegfried Langer (1781.b.6/60) is not likely to have been taken by Langer, rather, according to Durkje van Der Wal in his publication Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: The First Western Photographer in Mecca, 1884-1885 (Amsterdam : Manfred & Hanna Heiting Fund, Rijksmuseum, 2011, p. 40), the studio portrait was purchased and presented to Snouck Hurgronje.Elements1 Die Moschee und der nordwestliche Theil der Stadt2 Die Moschee3 Die Ka’bah4 Die H̱amīdijjah (von Othman Pascha erbautes Regierungsgebäude).5 Othman Pascha mit dem egyptischen Maẖmal.6 Die von Othman Pascha erbaute Hauptwache (links im Hintergrund èç Çafa).7 ‘Aun èr-Rafīq, Grossscherif von Mekka (1882– ).8 Othman Pascha, 1882–86 Generalgouverneur des H̱idjāz.9 Thorhüter der Ka’bah.10 Vornehmer indischer Kaufmann und türkische Beambte in Mekka.11 Vornehmner Kaufmann mit seinem cirkassischen Sklaven.12 Muhammad Abd-èl-‘Azīz, Sohn des reg. Grossscherifs13 Neffe des reg. Grossscherifs.14 Neffe des reg. Grossscherifs.15 Neffe des reg. Grossscherifs.16 Vornehmer Sèjjid in Mekka.17 Vornehmer Sèjjid in Mekka.18 Mu’èddin (Aufrufer zum Gottesdienste).19 Kātib (Schreiber) des Grossscherifs.20 Mekkanischer Arzt.21 Sohn des Arztes.22 Kinder aus der Familie der Benī Schēbah (Thorhüter der Ka’bah).23 Sèjjid in Mekka.24 Mekkaner.25 Kaufleute (Mekka und Djiddah).26 Ali Rèjjis (aus einem Geschlechte von Obersten der Mu’èddin, welches von Abdallah ibn Zubair herstammen soll).27 Mu’èddin (Aufrufer zum Gottesdienste).28 Mitglieder verschiedener Scherifenfamilien in Mekka.29 Mitglieder verschiedener Scherifenfamilien in Mekka.30 Mitglieder verschiedener Scherifenfamilien in Mekka.31 Mitglieder verschiedener Scherifenfamilien in Mekka.32 Ein Stück der Kiswah (der brokanten Bekleidung der Ka’bah). ¼ der Originalgrösse.33 Negersklaven mit dem Ṯúmburah-orchester.34 Pilger aus Sukapura (Java).35 Buginesische Pilger (Celébes).36 Pilger aus Solok (Sumátra).37 Pilgerin aus Banten (Java).38 Pilger aus Baçrah.39 Pilger aus Baẖrain; in der Mitte ein Schēch aus Kabul.40 Pilger aus Zanzibar.41 Pilger aus Baghdad.42 Pilger aus Mandar (Celébes).43 Pilger aus Sumbáwa.44 Pilger aus Djapára (Java).45 Pilger aus Malang und Pasurúan (Java).46 Bettelnde Pilger aus Jèmèn.47 Pilger aus Marokko.48 Indischer Pilger.49 Derwische aus Buchara.50 Haupt der Schēche für malaiische Pilger.51 Schēch für malaiische Pilger.52 Pilger aus Moko-moko und Indrapura. (West-Sumátra.)53 Pilger aus Edi. (Nord- Sumátra.)54 Schēch der Bootsleute in Djiddah mit drei Zunftgenossen.55 Süssigkeitskrämer (Djiddah).56 Ausrufer und Mäkler (Djiddah).57 Mekkanerinn.58 Lohndiener und Eunuch mit dem Kinde seines Herrn.59 Mekkanerinn im Brautanzug.60 Damen in Haus- und Strassentoilette (Djiddah). Aufnahme von Siegfried Langer.61 Pilger aus Selahar (vulgo Saleyar).62 Pilger aus Pontianak (West-Borneo); links ein dort ansässiger Araber aus H̱adhramaut.63 Pilger aus Sambas (Borneo); hinter den Pilgern steht der Wakīl (Bevollmächtigte) des Schēchs.64 Pilger aus Martapura (Süd-Borneo).65 Pilger aus Ambon, Kei und Banda; links der Sohn eines Ambonesen mit einer Mekkanerinn.66 Pilger aus Batjan (Molukken); Sohn des Sultans, Oheim des Prinzen und ein Priester.67 Pilger aus Ternate.68 Pilger aus Palembang.69 Pilger aus Korintji (Sumátra); der hinter ihnen sitzende Schēch stammt auch aus Korintji.70 Pilger aus Mandaïling (Sumátra).71 Pilger aus Gross-Atjeh mit zwei “Wakīl’s”.72 In Mekka gebräuchliche Gegenstände.73 In Mekka gebräuchliche Gegenstände.74 In Mekka gebräuchliche Gegenstände.75 In Mekka gebräuchliche Gegenstände.InscriptionsFront fly leaf, in pencil: ‘1781.b.6’ ‘Text 10077L4’Rear fly leaf, in pencil: ‘1781.b.6’1 three-quarter leather, published volume (c. 82 pages), illustrated with 65 collotype prints, 5 photolithographs, 4 lithographs and 1 other image
Genre/Subject Matter:This full length portrait shows a man, described as a ‘member of a shereef family’, i.e. a descendant of Muhammad via his daughter Fatima. He faces forward, looking toward the camera.The man wears a mid-coloured outer-robe over a pale-coloured robe with a large janbiya held at his waist with a dark-coloured sash. His mid-coloured keffiyeh is held in place by an agal.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places. In particular, the background has been substituted completely and the pattern in the carpet on which he stands has been reinscribed.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XVIA circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:128 x 95 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XVI’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full length portrait shows two men, described as ‘members of various shereef families,' i.e. a descendant of Muhammad via his daughter Fatima.They face slightly left, looking forward.Both men wear dark-coloured outer-robes over a pale-coloured robes, open at the neck. Each wears a large janbiya held at his waist with a dark-coloured sash. On their heads they wear pale-coloured turbans and they each hold the handle of an umbrella or parasol in their right hands: that of the man on the right is pale-coloured while that of the man on the left is dark-coloured.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XVIA circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:127 x 96 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XVI’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full length seated portrait shows two men, described in the title as ‘members of various shereef families,' i.e. descendants of Muhammad via his daughter Fatima. They face slightly to the left, looking forward.The man on the right wears a dark-coloured robe, a pale-coloured, tasselled keffiyeh held in place by a dark-coloured agal and sandals. At his waist a janbiya can be seen emerging from his robes and he wears a ring on his little finger.The man on the left wears a pale-coloured outer-robe that is heavily embellished, perhaps embroidered, along the lapels over a white robe. On his head he wears a white turban with a dark-coloured cap. He wears polished leather shoes and he, too, wears a janbiya, which emerges from under his robe at the waist.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places. In particular, the background has been substituted, though the mat on which they are seated remains.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XVIA circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:127 x 95 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XVI’
Genre/Subject Matter:This full length seated portrait shows a man, described as a ‘member of a shereef family’, i.e. a descendant of Muhammad via his daughter Fatima. He faces slightly left and looks forward.The man wears a dark-coloured outer-robe over a pale-coloured robe, open at the neck. A large janbiya is held at his waist. His keffiyeh is held in place by a dark-coloured agal.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:XVIA circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.1 collotype printDimensions:127 x 96 mmFormat:1 collotype printCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘XVI’