The Holy Shrine of Mecca, from a 17th-century pilgrim book.
Painting from a 17th-century manuscript of 'Futuh al-Haramayn', a poetical description by Muhvi Lari of the Holy Places and the rites of pilgrimage. The painting shows the Ka'aba, the cube-shaped building at the heart of the mosque at Mecca and the holiest place in the whole of Islam.
Source : British Library
wonderful...
tour collections are just too good!
The oldest drawing of the Ka'aba I have seen is in 'Travels of Ibn-Batuta' who travelled in India around 1320 A.D. during the reign of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq. It is a most fascinating reading about the state of the World (North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, India, China etc) in the 14th century.