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View of Medina with the place for the encampment of pilgrims
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View of Medina with the place for the encampment of pilgrims
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Medina, Arabia (photographed)
- Date:
1811 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Bey, Sadic (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
albumen print
- Credit Line:
Presented by Lady Palmer
- Museum number:
PH.2131-1924
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, room 512M, case MX6, shelf XM, box 89 B
Physical description
View of Medina with the place for the encampment of pilgrims.
Place of Origin
Medina, Arabia (photographed)
Date
1811 (photographed)
Artist/maker
Bey, Sadic (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
albumen print
Object history note
Lady Palmer was the widow of Sir Elwin Mitford Palmer, KCB, KCMG, Governor of the National Bank of Egypt around 1900. The photographs were given to Sir Elvin Palmer when he lived in Cairo. He moved to Egypt in 1855 and died there in 1906. Lady Palmer was a great niece of Julia Margaret Cameron.
Descriptive line
Bey, Sadic. Medina (Arabia). The city and pilgrim encampment. Ca. 1880, albumen print, panorama
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Venetia Porter, ed. Hajj. Journey to the heart of Islam London: British Museum, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-7141-1176-6.
Exhibition History
The Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam (British Museum 26 Jan 2012-15 April 2012)
Subjects depicted
Pilgrimage; Medina
Categories
Islam
Collection code
PDP
