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View of Medina with the place for the encampment of pilgrims

Photograph
1811 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

View of Medina with the place for the encampment of pilgrims.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleView of Medina with the place for the encampment of pilgrims (generic title)
Materials and techniques
albumen print
Brief description
Bey, Sadic. Medina (Arabia). The city and pilgrim encampment. Ca. 1880, albumen print, panorama
Physical description
View of Medina with the place for the encampment of pilgrims.
Dimensions
  • Height: 146mm (Note: approx.)
  • Width: 380mm (Note: approx.)
  • Original mount height: 240mm
  • Original mount width: 465mm
Sight dims: 146 x 380 mm Original mount: 240 x 465 mm
Credit line
Presented by Lady Palmer
Object history
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.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Venetia Porter, ed. Hajj. Journey to the heart of Islam London: British Museum, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-7141-1176-6.
Collection
Accession number
2131-1924

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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