Mecca Collection (page 5)

Dispatching the Mahmal, or Holy Carpet, from Cairo to Mecca (engraving)
1619672 Dispatching the Mahmal, or Holy Carpet, from Cairo to Mecca (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dispatching the Mahmal, or Holy Carpet)

Pilgrims Going to Mecca; Pelerins allant a la Mecque, 1890 (oil on canvas)
1195291 Pilgrims Going to Mecca; Pelerins allant a la Mecque, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Tiffany, Louis Comfort (1848-1933); 58.4x89 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American

Islamic Mecca-Centred World Map, Safavid dynasty, from Isfahan (brass)
3725725 Islamic Mecca-Centred World Map, Safavid dynasty, from Isfahan (brass) by Iranian School (17th century); diameter: 22.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The March of the Grand Caravan from Cairo to Mecca (engraving)
1092948 The March of the Grand Caravan from Cairo to Mecca (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cairo, departure from the Mahmal (palanquin covered with an embroidered silk veil
XEE4405657 Cairo, departure from the Mahmal (palanquin covered with an embroidered silk veil symbolizing the authority of the Ottoman sultan), for the pilgrimage of Mecca, by the railway

Angels decorate the Kaaba (Ka aba or Ka ba) at the Turkish Miniature Mecca by
LRI4661546 Angels decorate the Kaaba (Ka aba or Ka ba) at the Turkish Miniature Mecca by Suth Abdullah painter at the court of Murad III, 1594

Return of a caravan of pilgrims to Mecca (engraving)
3647199 Return of a caravan of pilgrims to Mecca (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of a caravan of pilgrims to Mecca)

Pilgrims at Algiers on their Way to Mecca (engraving)
2771599 Pilgrims at Algiers on their Way to Mecca (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pilgrims at Algiers on their Way to Mecca)

Return of the annual pilgrimage from Mecca, a catastrophe in the port of Tunis due to the rush to embark (colour litho)
2814777 Return of the annual pilgrimage from Mecca, a catastrophe in the port of Tunis due to the rush to embark (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Cemetery at Mecca (engraving)
655327 The Cemetery at Mecca (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cemetery at Mecca)

Muhammed is accused of being a fraud (chromolitho)
735986 Muhammed is accused of being a fraud (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muhammed is accused of being a fraud)

Qibla Compass, Constantinople, 1750-99 (wood)
6192350 Qibla Compass, Constantinople, 1750-99 (wood) by Ottoman School, (18th century); 84.8x40.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Comprising a rectangular wooden panel with two printed roundels)

Views of Mecca and Medina, c. 1794-5 (paint, gilt and ink on paper)
1196952 Views of Mecca and Medina, c.1794-5 (paint, gilt and ink on paper) by Ottoman School, (18th century); 14x9.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Turkish, out of copyright

Wall faiences: panel representing the Kasbah (casbah) and its surroundings (Mecca
LSE4095138 Wall faiences: panel representing the Kasbah (casbah) and its surroundings (Mecca) - in " Arab Art after the monuments of Cairo from the 7th to the 18th century" by Prisse d

Caravan of pilgrims travelling to Mecca Miniature from the "Maqamat"
JLJ4671073 Caravan of pilgrims travelling to Mecca Miniature from the " Maqamat" (Seances) by Abu Mohammed al-Kasim ibn Ali Hariri (or Al-Hariri or Al Hariri) (1054-1122)

A Journey Across Siberia (litho)
1051221 A Journey Across Siberia (litho) by Allen, Thomas (1849-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Journey Across Siberia)

The Sacred Camel leaving the Sultans Palace at Constantinople with Gifts for the Shrine of the Prophet at Mecca
1061027 The Sacred Camel leaving the Sultans Palace at Constantinople with Gifts for the Shrine of the Prophet at Mecca (engraving) by English School

Breakfast of fasting (iftar)
Mohammed Bustani

slum houses
Mohammed Bustani

Break time
Mohammed Bustani

People pour out of Mayfair Bingo Hall in Beverley Road, Hull, East Yorkshire. 16th March 1965

Cars parked in Market Way Precinct, Coventry. Soon there will be a ban on Precinct parking so this sight will disappear. 7th October 1961

Muslim tapestry depicting Mecca, Paris, France, Europe

A Pilgrimage to the Great Mohammedan Shrine at Mecca, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Pilgrimage to the Great Mohammedan Shrine at Mecca, c1930. Muslim pilgrims entering the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah by Richard Burton, 1855
Frontispiece to Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah by Richard Burton, 1855. Richard Francis Burtons (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca

The Mahmal. Artist: Anonymous
The Mahmal. Found in the collection of The David Collection

Mecca, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Mansa Musa on His Way to Mecca, c1670, (1903). Mansa Musa (c1280-c1337) Emperor of Mali, went on a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. He is said to have traveled with an entourage of 60, 000

Pilgrims performing the Wukuf, Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Pious Moslems gathered at the Durbar of God, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

The tomb of Nadir Shah of Persia at Mecca, (1688-1747), c1890
The tomb of Nadir Shah of Persia at Mecca, c1890. Turkmen ruler Nadir Shah (1688-1747) was assassinated in 1747. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell

The cemetery at Mecca, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Islamic Tiles showing the Kasbah at Mecca (Ka Ba), 1668. Ottoman Period. At Islamic Museum, Cairo. Egypt

Jannat al-Mu alla - Khadijas tomb - Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Jannat al-Mu alla, also known as the Cemetery of Ma la and Al-Hajun - a cemetery to the north of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Hussein bin Ali - Sharif and Emir of Mecca and King of Hejaz
Hussein bin Ali (18541931) - Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 until 1917, when he proclaimed himself King of the Kingdom of Hejaz

MIDDLE EASTERN DRESS, c1873. Models wearing traditional clothing from the Middle East. Left: A married Muslim woman from Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Center: A merchant from Mocha, Yemen

Saudi Arabia - Aerial View of the City of Mecca Date: circa 1980

Muslim pilgrims train Mecca 1900 Middle East
Muslim pilgrims on train for Mecca 1900, Middle East

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