Egypt - Cairo — pilgrimage caravan to Mecca; Olfert...

Cairo to Mecca — a spectacular panorama of the Hajj caravan. A richly detailed seventeenth-century engraving depicting a vast pilgrimage caravan travelling from Cairo towards Mecca. Camels, riders, armed escorts and groups of travellers fill the foreground, while the procession winds into a mountainous landscape. A lettered key identifies details of the scene. The plate carries both Dutch and French titles, including “Marche de la caravane du Caire à la Mecque”. Olfert Dapper, Description de l’Afrique, Amsterdam, circa 1686. Uncoloured engraving on paper, with broad margins and a central fold. One sheet, supplied unframed. Dimensions (height × width): Printed image: approximately 27 × 34 cm. Full sheet including margins: approximately 35 × 43 cm. Condition: age-related toning and scattered spotting; central fold with a small split at the lower margin; uneven edges and small losses to a margin. An old tape repair is visible at an edge on the reverse. Verso without printed text, with some show-through of the image. Please examine all photographs, including the reverse and transmitted-light views; they form part of the description. An absorbing historical image for collectors of Cairo, pilgrimage history, Islamic travel and early engravings. Carefully packed with protective materials and sent with tracked shipping.

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