Travel, Photographs, Maps and Natural History
Travel, Photographs, Maps and Natural History
Lot Closed
November 17, 03:51 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Saudi Arabia and North Africa
Ten photographs including Saudi royalty and views of Mecca, early to late 1900s
10 photographs (from 65 x 85mm. to 268 x 195mm.), one of Mecca mounted on card, the others unmounted, a few faded, one press photograph worn
The photographs comprise 3 views of the Kaaba at Mecca, 3 press photographs of Saudi royalty (Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz with President General Mohammad Zia-il-Haq of Pakistan (photograph damaged); King Khaled of Saudi Arabia; and Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz with the Governor of Sind Lt. General S.M. Abassi at Karachi airport); 2 photographs of travellers with camels in North Africa, and a portrait of Prince Amir Nuri al-Shaalan.