STC172976 The Great Mosque at Medina, from \'Voyages en Arabie et en Autres Pays de l\'Orient\', engraved by Le Mire, published 1780 (engraving) by Niebuhr, Carsten (1733-1815) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Niebuhr was sole survivor of first scientific expedition to Arabia (1761-64); founded by Prophet Mohammed in 622; he is buried under the floor; second most important mosque in Islamic world; sometimes included in the hajj;); The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright.