Ascension of the prophet Muhammed, mi’raj, carried to heaven by angels. Mosque of Mecca (Al-Masjid al-Haram) and the holy rock (Kaaba) below. Maometto portato in cielo. From a Persian manuscript. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca after Giulio Ferrario from his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847. Copied from Ignace Mouradgea d’Ohsson’s Tableau General de l’Empire Ottoman, Paris, 1790.

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