Old map of Kaaba Great Mosque, Mecca (Majid Al Haram), 1930

Old map of Kaaba Great Mosque, Mecca (Majid Al Haram), 1930The map is meticulously crafted, featuring the Kaaba as its central focus. It highlights over one hundred locations, each numbered and corresponding to an index. An essential table of distances, beneficial to pilgrims, is situated in the lower right corner. The map is properly aligned to the East Northeast, a common orientation for Mecca maps. In its center lies the Kaaba, encircled by the imposing minarets of the Great Mosque. Notably, the map

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Miró often used a technique called "automatic drawing

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holds the essence of a valuable historical artifact

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and reflects his mastery of the engraving medium and his ability to convey complex ideas and themes through visual imagery

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These atlases were based on the works of Gerardus Mercator