Arab Civilization Collection (page 9)

Tunisia, Sfax: Under the eucalyptus self-portrait of photographer in military uniform, 1900
LUX4765705 Tunisia, Sfax: Under the eucalyptus self-portrait of photographer in military uniform, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia)

Tunisia, Maghreb, Bizerte: Merchant of sieves and bird cages. Shoemaker. Craftsmen and shopkeepers in an alley, 1900
LUX4765685 Tunisia, Maghreb, Bizerte: Merchant of sieves and bird cages. Shoemaker. Craftsmen and shopkeepers in an alley, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Maghreb)

Tunisia, Sfax: The Arab march with bags, pottery and baskets, animated view with many merchants and buyers, 1900
LUX4765874 Tunisia, Sfax: The Arab march with bags, pottery and baskets, animated view with many merchants and buyers, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: The Arab march with bags, pottery and baskets)

Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, session of Aissaouas (aissawas). Many interurban participants, 1910
LUX4765581 Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, session of Aissaouas (aissawas). Many interurban participants, 1910; (add.info.: Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, session of Aissaouas (aissawas)

Tunisia, Sfax: An oil factory. Animated view with industrial buildings, camels at rest covered with basketry blankets
LUX4765861 Tunisia, Sfax: An oil factory. Animated view with industrial buildings, camels at rest covered with basketry blankets with mules and mules pulling carts, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia)

Tunisia, Sfax: The port. Unloading a sailboat from its load of wood, trunks arranged in piles on the dock
LUX4765859 Tunisia, Sfax: The port. Unloading a sailboat from its load of wood, trunks arranged in piles on the dock. Animated view, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: The port)

Algeria, Maghreb, Algiers: Place Bandin and rue Marengo with chilli merchant and many Algerians sitting on benches
LUX4763737 Algeria, Maghreb, Algiers: Place Bandin and rue Marengo with chilli merchant and many Algerians sitting on benches, 1900 - trade: hairdresser Dames; (add.info.: Algeria, Maghreb)

Morocco, Meknes, Mekhnes: A lively view, a street from the old town, 1900
LUX4764074 Morocco, Meknes, Mekhnes: A lively view, a street from the old town, 1900; (add.info.: Morocco, Meknes, Mekhnes: A lively view, a street from the old town, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Tunisia: Military Maneuvers of 1910, Tirailleurs Camp, animated view with Tirailleurs and Tents, 1910
LUX4768106 Tunisia: Military Maneuvers of 1910, Tirailleurs Camp, animated view with Tirailleurs and Tents, 1910; (add.info.: Tunisia: Military Maneuvers of 1910, Tirailleurs Camp)

Algeria, Oraanie, Mascara: the broker of fried peppers, 1900
LUX4767450 Algeria, Oraanie, Mascara: the broker of fried peppers, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Oraanie, Mascara: the broker of fried peppers, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Arab astronomer
3330984 Arab astronomer; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Arab astronomer, one holding an armillary sphere showing a geocentric universe and the path of the ecliptic)

Stone monument recording the sale of an estate
3330402 Stone monument recording the sale of an estate; (add.info.: Stone monument recording the sale of an estate with a goddess depicted helping with negotiations)

Stone monument recording the sale of an estate
3330376 Stone monument recording the sale of an estate; (add.info.: Stone monument recording the sale of an estate with a goddess depicted helping with negotiations)

Bronze axe head from Mesopotamia
3329423 Bronze axe head from Mesopotamia; (add.info.: Bronze axe head from Mesopotamia, which borders modern day Iraq and Iran. Dated 16th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Pipeline to carry oil from Mosul; Iraq to Syria
3118441 Pipeline to carry oil from Mosul; Iraq to Syria; (add.info.: Pipeline to carry oil from Mosul; Iraq to Syria. Constructed in 1926.); Universal History Archive/UIG

John Wesley (1703-1791) and George Whitefield (1714-1770), English evangelists and founders of Methodism
535772 John Wesley (1703-1791) and George Whitefield (1714-1770), English evangelists and founders of Methodism, urging sinners to turn from the Broad Way to hell

Godfrey de Bouillon (c1060-1100), French crusader wearing the symbols of Christ's passion in his helmet during
533832 Godfrey de Bouillon (c1060-1100), French crusader wearing the symbols of Christ's passion in his helmet during the First Crusade, and elected ruler of Jerusalem 1099

The New Jerusalem. Christ who has redeemed the world through his Crucifixion waits at the entrance to The New Jerusalem
542803 The New Jerusalem. Christ who has redeemed the world through his Crucifixion waits at the entrance to The New Jerusalem to welcome the saved

Arab children on a donkey
2911751 Arab children on a donkey; (add.info.: Vintage postcard showing Arab children on a donkey, North Africa 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rear Admiral Roger Keyes, 1918
1578071 Rear Admiral Roger Keyes, 1918; (add.info.: Photograph of Rear Admiral Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes (1872-1945) British admiral

Mosaic representing a woman with a deer (Diana or Danae?), House of Horses, Carthage, Tunisia (mosaic)
AIS5363042 Mosaic representing a woman with a deer (Diana or Danae?), House of Horses, Carthage, Tunisia (mosaic); © Iberfoto

Gilgamesh supporting a solar disc, relief, 9th century BC
AIS5388773 Gilgamesh supporting a solar disc, relief, 9th century BC.; National Museum, Aleppo, Syria; (add.info.: Assyrian art: representation of Gilgamesh supporting a winged solar disc. Detail)

View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript)
AIS5355993 View of Mecca, Persian miniature, 17th century (illuminated manscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Iberfoto

Stele of victory of Naram-Sin, stone relief, 2230 BC
AIS5345397 Stele of victory of Naram-Sin, stone relief, 2230 BC; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Akkadian art. Stele of victory of Naram-Sin)

Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of decoration, 12th century (stone)
AIS5338573 Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of decoration, 12th century (stone); Mosul, Iraq; (add.info.: Chretian art: Convent of Saint Behnam (12th century), Iraq

Heads of various natives of Egypt, ancient Egyptian 1, copts 2, mamluks 3, and arabs 4, in turbans and beards
FLO4620824 Heads of various natives of Egypt, ancient Egyptian 1, copts 2, mamluks 3, and arabs 4, in turbans and beards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio

Berber magistrate, soldier and priest, North Africa, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea
FLO4620816 Berber magistrate, soldier and priest, North Africa, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

The wedding of King Massinissa of Numidia and Sophonisba of Carthage. From a fragment of a painting found in Pompeii
FLO4620769 The wedding of King Massinissa of Numidia and Sophonisba of Carthage. From a fragment of a painting found in Pompeii

Costumes from the Middle East: a man from Yemen, an Arab woman, an Arab rider and a rider from a tribe of Bedouin
FLO4633950 Costumes from the Middle East: a man from Yemen, an Arab woman, an Arab rider and a rider from a tribe of Bedouin

The top of the great pyramid of Giza (Egypt), with men in tunic and turban climbing the stones of the building
FLO4635042 The top of the great pyramid of Giza (Egypt), with men in tunic and turban climbing the stones of the building

Algerian costumes: Jewish couple from Algiers and a Moorish resident in a hooded cape
FLO4634989 Algerian costumes: Jewish couple from Algiers and a Moorish resident in a hooded cape. Below, members of the National Guard, couch councillors of different rank of dignite

The ruins of the castle of Bonjem, in the region of Fezzan (Libya). Lithography for the book
FLO4634967 The ruins of the castle of Bonjem, in the region of Fezzan (Libya). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

View of the port of Algiers (Algeria), from the Mediterranean Sea. Lithography for the book
FLO4634931 View of the port of Algiers (Algeria), from the Mediterranean Sea. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

Libya costumes: woman playing bagpipes and veiled dancer from Tripoli. Lithography for the book
FLO4634929 Libya costumes: woman playing bagpipes and veiled dancer from Tripoli. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

Egyptian bath, with a naked man being massaged, while another man rinsed his back and a third made oil heated
FLO4634912 Egyptian bath, with a naked man being massaged, while another man rinsed his back and a third made oil heated. Lithography for the book

The catacombs of Kom al-Shuqafa, Alexandria, Egypt. Lithography for the book
FLO4634911 The catacombs of Kom al-Shuqafa, Alexandria, Egypt. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche

An Egyptian barber and his apprentice help, facing a bearded man. Lithography for the book
FLO4634905 An Egyptian barber and his apprentice help, facing a bearded man. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich Wilhelm

The catacombs of the pyramid of Giza (Egypt). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des
FLO4634830 The catacombs of the pyramid of Giza (Egypt). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863)

The double wall of the temple of Kom Ombo (Egypt), beginning 2nd century BC
FLO4634810 The double wall of the temple of Kom Ombo (Egypt), beginning 2nd century BC. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

Temple and pyramids on Lake Qarun, near the oasis of Fayoum (Egypt). Lithography for the book
FLO4634793 Temple and pyramids on Lake Qarun, near the oasis of Fayoum (Egypt). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

Veriete of men's turbans and hats from Egypt. Lithography for the book
FLO4634752 Veriete of men's turbans and hats from Egypt. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche

Egyptian costumes: Mamluk woman smoking pipe in Cairo, a servant brings her drinks
FLO4634748 Egyptian costumes: Mamluk woman smoking pipe in Cairo, a servant brings her drinks. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

Geography Manual (Atlas primary education) early 20th century (primary school, elementary school)
PCT4265415 Geography Manual (Atlas primary education) early 20th century (primary school, elementary school). Illustrated cover of an engraving, landscape North Africa (Algeria or Tunisia)

History of Algeria from the most remote times to the present day: vignette in illustration of the title page of a work
PCT4290451 History of Algeria from the most remote times to the present day: vignette in illustration of the title page of a work by J.J. E

Illustration of the book by Emile Lavisse "Tu will soldier", Armand Colin 1899
PCT4286821 Illustration of the book by Emile Lavisse "Tu will soldier", Armand Colin 1899; (add.info.: French colonial army of africa)

Candle and the Atlas: Algerian landscape - engraving mid 19th century - illustration by Raffet for the book
PCT4290645 Candle and the Atlas: Algerian landscape - engraving mid 19th century - illustration by Raffet for the book "L'Algerie ancienne et moderne" by Leon Galibert

Group of Algerian Kabyles - musicians (flute and drum), animal watchman (monkey) - child, dog
PCT4295306 Group of Algerian Kabyles - musicians (flute and drum), animal watchman (monkey) - child, dog, sheep's head - mountains of Kabylie (Atlas)

Antoine Chanzy
3732972 Antoine Chanzy; (add.info.: Photograph of Antoine Chanzy (1823-1883) a French general during the Franco-Prussian War and governor of Algeria

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Arab Civilization: A Tapestry of History and Culture Step into the vibrant world of Arab civilization, where ancient traditions intertwine with modern aspirations. From the Via Dolorosa, also known as the Way of Sorrows or Chemin de la Souffrance, to the majestic Maison de Ponce Pilate in Jerusalem, every corner holds a story waiting to be unveiled. Travel back in time to witness pivotal moments like the First Crusade's capture of Jerusalem on that fateful day, 15 July 1099. The oil on canvas painting from 1847 captures the intensity and struggle during this historical event. Delve deeper into religious history through powerful engravings depicting Jesus Christ driving out money-changers from the Temple. These images serve as a reminder of faith's unwavering strength and its role in shaping Arab civilization. Explore beyond borders with a geographic map showcasing Algeria's provinces - Algiers, Oran, and Constantine. This visual representation highlights not only their geographical features but also their cultural diversity and rich heritage. Celebrating achievements beyond history is an exquisite UAE stamp featuring cyclist Eddy Merckx. Born in 1945, he symbolizes determination and perseverance – qualities embraced by Arab society throughout centuries. Mesopotamia takes center stage with a low relief limestone sculpture portraying Ur-Nanshe (Our nanshe), King of Lagash. This masterpiece serves as a testament to Mesopotamian artistry while offering glimpses into their political structure. Journey through time via captivating black-and-white photographs capturing Mr Smeedon's Villa and Djenan-el-Mufti in Algiers. These architectural marvels showcase intricate designs reflecting both Arabic influences and unique local craftsmanship. Finally, immerse yourself in El Bardo's enchanting beauty through mesmerizing black-and-white photos that transport you to this Algerian gem. Its grandeur stands tall amidst changing times – an embodiment of Arab civilization's resilience.