Content
Genre/Subject Matter

This image shows the city of Mecca from an elevated position due east of the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque. Parts of the city due north of the Masjid al-Haram are visible in the middleground.

A large two-storey, fortified building is situated immediately below the horizon on the foothills of the northern ridge, to the right of the image. The northernmost part of the Masjid al-Haram is visible just below the central point on the left edge of the image.

Derelict or semi-derelict structures make up the lower left foreground while a long ridge is visible in the background.

This is the third of four photographs taken from the same vantage point, which form a panoramic view over the city of Mecca. The first, second and fourth are X463/2, X463/3 and X463/5 respectively.

The negative has had hand-work applied, creating a drawing-like quality along the left-hand edge.

Inscriptions

Above image, on the right, in ink: ‘IV’

Lower centre and upper centre: illegible, partially erased Arabic script

Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

188 x 245 mm

Format:

Collotype print, pasted into volume

Condition:

The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt and light abrasions, though no surface losses in the lower right of centre.

Foliation:

‘IV’

Process:

Collotype

Written in
Arabic in Arabic scriptView