1. 1781.b.6/5
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1781.b.6/5
- Title:
- 'Othman Pascha mit dem egyptischen Maẖmal'.
- Scope & Content:
- Genre/Subject Matter: This street view depicts the arrival at Mecca of the Egyptian ‘mahmal’ – an embroidered silk-covered structure mounted on a camel – followed by a caravan of pilgrims. Originally designed to contain the Egyptian-made kiswa, the cloth that covers the Caaba, this mahmal would...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- German
- Date Range:
- 1888
- Extent:
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1 print of a drawing