AN 18TH-CENTURY VIEW OF MECCA Vienna or Leipzig, Austria, 1721 - 1725 Engraved view printed on laid paper, explanatory text in German and French ( Prospect von einem Theil der grossen Stadt Mecha ... Prospect d’une partie de la grande ville de la Mecque ), numerous locations identified by a key, numbered on the upper right corner plate 7, mounted, glazed and framed, the plate mark 30cm x 43.5cm. This 18th-century view of Mecca was published as part of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach’s (1656 - 1723) large compilation of historical architecture entitled Entwurff einer historischen Architektur , divided into five books. The work had two purposes: firstly, to depict the architecture of non-European buildings on a large scale; and secondly, to promote Fischer von Erlach’s own architectural designs. An analogous plate was successfully sold at Christie's London, Mapping the Globe, Online Only sale 12850 , 1 - 10 November 2016, lot 26.