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Panoramic view of Mecca painted by Muhammad Abdullah of Delhi (India) cartographer circa 1845.
Panoramic view of Mecca painted by Muhammad Abdullah of Delhi (India) cartographer circa 1845. According to Sir Richard Burton a British Traveller, scholar and employee of East India Company travelled Holy Cities in disguise, He mentioned in his book “Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah” about presence of some Indian painters and cartographers lived in Mecca and they earned decent money.
Pilgrims waiting by the track at Madinah Station.
Pilgrims waiting by the track at Madinah Station. The Suqia Mosque is on the right of the picture, and to the far left some pillars of the main station building are just visible.
The station master's residence is in the middle (with unfinished pitched roof), and to its left are the toilet facilities.
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