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Auction: 15040 - Antique Maps sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 163

Maps
Middle East
Mecca
1725 Prospect von einem Theil der grossen Stadt Mecha, by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach; 21½ x 12½ inches, uncoloured.

A copper engraving on laid paper. A very fine and early view of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Muhammad and the location of the Islamic pilgrimage of the Hajj. Numerous locations are identified by a key (keyplate included). Plate from the 'Entwurf einer historischen Architektur' ('Outline of Historical Architecture', first published 1721) the first comparative architecture of all periods and nations.

Usual central fold, the margins have been reduces at top and bottom, the lower margin is strengthened with white tape. Fresh. Photo

Estimate
SG$800 to SG$1,000