DESCRIPTION: SOLD
Antique optical print or vue d'optique of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia the port for Mecca or Lamekk (la Mecque) ca 1750. This attractive engraved print is one of the earliest available views of Jeddah, an important trading port city on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia.
With a population currently at 4.2 million people, Jeddah is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1750
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Saudi Arabia
BODY OF WATER: Red Sea
CONDITION: Good.
Tiny repaired pinhole and evidence of a misfold are only notable issues. Light stain in margin only, outside the image.
COLORING: Original hand-color.
ENGRAVER:
SIZE: 14
" x
10 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0
PRICE: $
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