Two panoramic views of Mecca and Medina
Two panoramic views of Mecca and Medina
Two panoramic views of Mecca and Medina
Two panoramic views of Mecca and Medina
Two panoramic views of Mecca and Medina
Two panoramic views of Mecca and Medina

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Two panoramic views of Mecca and Medina,

ca. 1840

Indian
2023-73 a-b

Information

Title
Two panoramic views of Mecca and Medina
Dates

ca. 1840

Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper, with black rules and green borders
Dimensions
each: 33 × 27.9 cm (13 × 11 in.) each mount: 34.3 × 29.6 cm (13 1/2 × 11 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2023-73 a-b
Place Made

Asia, India

Culture
Indian
Type
drawings, watercolors

Private Collection, England; [Sotheby’s, London, "Travel, Photographs, Maps and Natural History," November 17, 2021, lot 79]; [Forge & Lynch, London, UK, until 2023; acquired by the Princeton University Art Museum, 2023.

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