Islam Holiest Sites: Medina and Mecca Antique Engravings, Printed 1847
Mecca is the birthplace of prophet Muhammad and home to the Kaaba, the holiest site, while Medina is the second holiest city, where the Prophet's Mosque is located.Two original steel engravings titled “Medina et Sepulcre du Prophete” and “Temple de la Mecque,” issued in Picturesque Universe (Paris: Firmin Didot, 1847).....