Source Note: From The Eastern, or Old World : embracing ancient and modern history. (New York : American subscription pub. house, 1859) Brownell, Henry Howard (1820-1872), Author.
Content: "After being compelled, by the violence of his enemies, to quit Medina [i.e. Mecca], the prophet for three days remained hid in a solitary cave on Mount Thor. At the end of that time he secretly departed with a single companion, the faithful Abu Beker. Urging their camels hastily over the desert, they arrived in safely at the strong and friendly city of Medina. This memorable Flight, from which all Moslem nations date their chronology, occurred in the 622d year of the Christian era."--printed on border.

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Hand colored.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17959811
Barcode: 33333159482641
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c5ccc40-c556-012f-91f3-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1859

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Hegira, or Flight of the false prophet Mahomet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c5ccc40-c556-012f-91f3-58d385a7bc34

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