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6061. Photo 174(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174(7)
Title:
Picture of the City of Medina the Radiant. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This image shows a panoramic view of the city of Medina from an elevated position outside of the city walls, possibly from a rocky outcrop which is still to be found northwest of the Masjid al-Nabawi. Part of the old walls of the city – raised to 25m by Sultan ‘Abd al-ʿAzīz...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:

1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount

6062. Photo 174(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174(7)
Title:
Picture of the City of Medina the Radiant. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This image shows a panoramic view of the city of Medina from an elevated position outside of the city walls, possibly from a rocky outcrop which is still to be found northwest of the Masjid al-Nabawi. Part of the old walls of the city – raised to 25m by Sultan ‘Abd al-ʿAzīz...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:

1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount

6063. Photo 174(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174(8)
Title:
Picture of the Bab 'Anbari. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This image depicts the Bab ‘Anbari, one of eight gates in the outer wall of the city of Medina al-Munawarah, each of which is listed in the surrounding prose on the right-hand side of the mount. In the distance, through the arch of the gate, the minarets of the Masjid al-Na...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:

1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount

6064. Photo 174(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174(8)
Title:
Picture of the Bab 'Anbari. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This image depicts the Bab ‘Anbari, one of eight gates in the outer wall of the city of Medina al-Munawarah, each of which is listed in the surrounding prose on the right-hand side of the mount. In the distance, through the arch of the gate, the minarets of the Masjid al-Na...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:

1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount

6065. Photo 174(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174(9)
Title:
Picture of the Mosque of Khaif and Mina. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This photograph was taken from an elevated view northeast of the Masjid al-Khayf in Mina, seven kilometres east of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. Mina is a station of the hadj, where pilgrims camp out on the 8th, 11th, 12th (and some on the 13th) of Dhul-Hijjah, as can be se...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:

1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount

6066. Photo 174(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174(9)
Title:
Picture of the Mosque of Khaif and Mina. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This photograph was taken from an elevated view northeast of the Masjid al-Khayf in Mina, seven kilometres east of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. Mina is a station of the hadj, where pilgrims camp out on the 8th, 11th, 12th (and some on the 13th) of Dhul-Hijjah, as can be se...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:

1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount

6067. Photo 174(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174(10)
Title:
Picture of the Mausoleum of Our Lord Amir Hamza, May God Be Pleased upon Him. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This photograph depicts the mausoleum dedicated to Amir Hamza as well as, in the background, Mount Uhud, approximately 4-5 km north of the Masjid al-Nabawi, Medina. It was taken from a position southeast or southwest of the mausoleum. The surrounding text makes reference ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:

1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount

6068. Photo 174(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174(10)
Title:
Picture of the Mausoleum of Our Lord Amir Hamza, May God Be Pleased upon Him. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This photograph depicts the mausoleum dedicated to Amir Hamza as well as, in the background, Mount Uhud, approximately 4-5 km north of the Masjid al-Nabawi, Medina. It was taken from a position southeast or southwest of the mausoleum. The surrounding text makes reference ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:

1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount

6069. Photo 174(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174(11)
Title:
Picture of the Paradise of al-Ma'ala. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the cemetery known as the Paradise of al-Ma’ala or Jannat al-Mualla, situated north northeast of the Masjid al-Haram, in which several of the Prophet Mohammed’s relatives were buried. Some of those buried there are listed in the surrounding prose, includi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:

1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount

6070. Photo 174(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 174(12)
Title:
Picture of the Paradise Garden of al-Baqi'. Photographer: H. A. Mirza & Sons
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This image shows the cemetery known as the Paradise of al-Baqi' in Medina, which was the first Islamic cemetery. Located immediately to the southeast of the Masjid al-Nabawi, the cemetery holds significance due to its status as the burial site of many companions and relativ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:

1 b/w photographic print laid down on a blue card window mount

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