1907 Print Ernest Peixotto Great Mosque Tunisia Arches Islamic XGIA5 XGX3 binoculars and engineering instruments

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1907 Print Ernest Peixotto Great Mosque Tunisia Arches Islamic XGIA5 XGX3 binoculars and engineering instrumentsThis is an original 1907 halftone print of "Before the Great Mosque, Tunis" by Ernest C. Peixotto. The term "Great Mosque" generally refers to the Mosque of Uqba, also known as the Great Mosque of Kairouan, in Tunisia. Given the discernible architectural features captured in Peixotto's image, it is unlikely that the mosque shown is truly the "Great Mosque," but rather the mosque of Sidi ben Ziad, also in Tunisia. CONDITION This 104+ year old Item is