Egypt - Cairo — pilgrimage caravan to Mecca; Olfert Dapper - Cairo to Mecca — The Great Hajj Caravan, c.1686 - 1681-1700
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Cairo to Mecca — The Great Hajj Caravan is a 17th‑century uncoloured copper engraving by Olfert Dapper showing the Cairo to Mecca pilgrimage caravan and measuring about 35 × 43 cm full sheet.
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Cairo to Mecca — a spectacular panorama of the Hajj caravan.
A richly detailed seventeenth-century engraving depicting a vast pilgrimage caravan travelling from Cairo towards Mecca. Camels, riders, armed escorts and groups of travellers fill the foreground, while the procession winds into a mountainous landscape. A lettered key identifies details of the scene.
The plate carries both Dutch and French titles, including “Marche de la caravane du Caire à la Mecque”. Olfert Dapper, Description de l’Afrique, Amsterdam, circa 1686. Uncoloured engraving on paper, with broad margins and a central fold.
One sheet, supplied unframed.
Dimensions (height × width):
Printed image: approximately 27 × 34 cm.
Full sheet including margins: approximately 35 × 43 cm.
Condition: age-related toning and scattered spotting; central fold with a small split at the lower margin; uneven edges and small losses to a margin. An old tape repair is visible at an edge on the reverse. Verso without printed text, with some show-through of the image. Please examine all photographs, including the reverse and transmitted-light views; they form part of the description.
An absorbing historical image for collectors of Cairo, pilgrimage history, Islamic travel and early engravings.
Carefully packed with protective materials and sent with tracked shipping.
Seller's Story
Estonian registered trading company specializing in collectibles, fine art, antiques, and rare items.
Items are carefully sourced from private collections and auctions across Europe.
Cairo to Mecca — a spectacular panorama of the Hajj caravan.
A richly detailed seventeenth-century engraving depicting a vast pilgrimage caravan travelling from Cairo towards Mecca. Camels, riders, armed escorts and groups of travellers fill the foreground, while the procession winds into a mountainous landscape. A lettered key identifies details of the scene.
The plate carries both Dutch and French titles, including “Marche de la caravane du Caire à la Mecque”. Olfert Dapper, Description de l’Afrique, Amsterdam, circa 1686. Uncoloured engraving on paper, with broad margins and a central fold.
One sheet, supplied unframed.
Dimensions (height × width):
Printed image: approximately 27 × 34 cm.
Full sheet including margins: approximately 35 × 43 cm.
Condition: age-related toning and scattered spotting; central fold with a small split at the lower margin; uneven edges and small losses to a margin. An old tape repair is visible at an edge on the reverse. Verso without printed text, with some show-through of the image. Please examine all photographs, including the reverse and transmitted-light views; they form part of the description.
An absorbing historical image for collectors of Cairo, pilgrimage history, Islamic travel and early engravings.
Carefully packed with protective materials and sent with tracked shipping.
Seller's Story
Estonian registered trading company specializing in collectibles, fine art, antiques, and rare items.
Items are carefully sourced from private collections and auctions across Europe.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of objects
1
Country
Egypt
Geographical specification
Cairo — pilgrimage caravan to Mecca
Map maker/publisher
Olfert Dapper
Map/book title
Cairo to Mecca — The Great Hajj Caravan, c.1686
Period
1681-1700
Condition
Good
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
17th-century engraved caravan scene with Dutch and French titles; uncoloured.
Map colour
Uncoloured map
Height
35 cm
Width
43 cm
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