Antique Print-ETHNIC-MECCA-SAUDI ARABIA-TRADITIONAL CLOTHES-Blanchard-1806

This print shows a view on a man and woman from Mecca in traditional clothes. Mecca is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the holiest city according to Islam.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Blanchard.

Medium: Engraving / etching on handlaid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 9.9 x 16.2 cm (3.9 x 6.38 inch). Image size: 7 x 11.5 cm. (2.76 x 4.53 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light soiling, foxing and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ETHNIC-MECCA-SAUDI ARABIA-TRADITIONAL CLOTHES-MAN AND WIFE-PALM TREE | RBOS-A10-10

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This print is published in the travelbook of Pierre Blanchard, 1806.