Arabian Collection (#67)

Decorated One-humped Arabian or Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedaries). Rajasthan. INDIA

ZANZIBAR: ARAB GOVERNOR. Arab governor at Lamoo, Zanzibar. Line engraving, 1873

FROMENTIN: HAWKING. The Quarry. Line engraving, 1890, after a painting by Eugene Fromentin (1820-1876)

FROMENTIN: FALCONER, 1864. The Arab Falconer. Line engraving after a painting by Eugène Fromentin, 1864

LONG LUTE, 1723. The long lute, a string instrument used in Turkish, Persian, Arabian, and Indian music. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

JERUSALEM: GRAIN MARKET. The grain market at Jerusalem. Wood engraving, American, 1876, after a drawing by Albert Leighton Rawson (1829-1902)

ABYSSINIA: ELEPHANT HUNT. Arabs of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) hunting elephant. Wood engraving, English, 1868

ARAB SCHOOL, 1850. Primitive Arab school, held in the open air. Wood engraving, mid-19th century

VEILED MUSLIM WOMAN. Line engraving, 19th century

DAUD PASHA (1816-1880). Christian governor of Lebanon, 1861-1868. Steel engraving, American, 1867

PARIS: SIDEWALK CAFE, 1879. Summer evening at a cafe on a Parisian boulevard. Wood engraving, English, 1879

JERUSALEM, c1870. Steel engraving, English, c1870

CAMEL & RIDER. Line engraving, 1853

ARABIAN CAMEL. Line engraving, Greek, c1840

VERNE: AROUND THE WORLD. He knocked down two of his adversaries. Wood engraving after a drawing by Leon Benett from the 1873 edition of Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne

MEHEMET ALI (1769-1849). Pasha of Egypt. Steel engraving, 19th century

ENGRAVINGS OF STILLS from an early edition of the works of the Arabian scholar, Geber

ARAB SNAKE CHARMERS. Wood engraving, 19th century

ARAB CARAVANSARY, 1879. A caravansary in North Africa. Wood engraving, American, after Samuel Colman, 1879

CALIPH UMAR. The entrance of Caliph Umar (581?-644) into Jerusalem, 638: colored engraving, 19th century

ALI KHOJA (d. 1818). Line engraving, 19th century

HORSE. Arabian horse. Wood engraving, 1824, by Thomas Bewick

COFFEE, TEA & CHOCOLATE, 1685. An Arab drinking his native coffee, a Chinese drinking his native tea, and an American Indian drinking his native chocolate

ARABIAN NIGHTS: HORSE. Prince Kamar rides his flying horse, part of the 251st night. Wood engraving, German, late 19th century

AL-MUQTADIR (908-932). Islamic caliph of Abassid Dynasty. After a silver coin

GEBER (FL. 721-776). Arab scholar and alchemist. French engraving, 1584

CART, 4th MILLENNIUM B. C. Wooden cartwheels as used in the Near East in the fourth millennium B. C
CART, 4th MILLENNIUM B.C. Wooden cartwheels as used in the Near East in the fourth millennium B.C. Wood engraving, 19th century

TRIPOLITAN WAR, 1805. William Eaton, the American consul at Tunis, marching across 600 miles of desert with eight U. S
TRIPOLITAN WAR, 1805. William Eaton, the American consul at Tunis, marching across 600 miles of desert with eight U.S. marines, a mixed force of Greeks, Italians, and Arabs, and an exiled pasha

The hunchback story-teller of Damascus. Reciting in a Coffee

The Arabian nights Aladdins wonderful lamp. Date 1888

Arabian nights. Date 1888

Eastern scene - Arab man and camel
Eastern scene - an arab man walking his camel past the domes of a town in the fading evening light. Date: circa 1930s

Arabian Tableware and dining scene. Date: 1904

Arabian wedding carriage transporting the bride
An Arabian wedding carriage transporting the bride - Cairo, Egypt Date: 1905

Camel Caravan
A camel caravan in Oman - only in the heart of the Arabian Gulf do the caravan bells still sound regularly. The huge, noble camels stride in peace among oven-hot rocks. Date: 1930s

General Chauvel and troops riding through Damascus
General Sir Harry Chauvel (1865-1945) of the Australian Imperial Force, escorted by a squadron of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment as bodyguard

Sinbad the Sailor carried high above the earth by the Roc. 20th century

South Arabian Cubs and Scouts
A group of South Arabian Cubs look round at the camera at a Scouting social event in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

Sir Richard Turnbull inspecting Scout quadrangle
Sir Richard Turnbull, G.C.M.G. Chief Scout for Scouts Arabia, inspects the quadrangle of the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden. circa 1966

Council of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association
Members of the Council of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association sitting in the audience at the Annual General Meeting in Aden, Yemen. 1965

Officials inspecting Scout headquarters
Sir Richard Turnbull, G.C.M.G. Chief Scout of Aden, led by the Chief Commissioner, Mr J.J. Greene O.B.E. inspecting the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association. circa 1966

South Arabian Boy Scouts Association AGM
Officials standing to speak on the panel of the Annual General Meeting of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden. Left to right are Rao Sahib Muthaua M.B.E

Mr A. R. Girgrah arriving at Scout HQ
Mr A.R. Girgrah (Minister for Education and President of the Council) arrives at the official opening of the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

Miss Clelia Matania, dressed in the costume of an Arabian dancer. She was the daughter of the Spheres special artist, Matania. 1934

Mr Mohamed Othman Shabel, building contractor for the South Arabian Boy Scout Headquarters, proudly displays his Thanks Badge in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

Scout Headquarters in Aden
View of the main entrance to the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

From Aladdin by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme

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