Middle Eastern Collection (#6)

The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865. 'When some four miles of cable had been paid out

Two Nestorians at the Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Limehouse, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Two Nestorians at the Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Limehouse, 1862. Priest Yohanan (John)...had heard of the Turkish Missions Aid Society...the idea struck him that if the...condition of his

Love in Twenty-four Languages (colour litho)
8656920 Love in Twenty-four Languages (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love in Twenty-four Languages)

An old olive-tree surrounded by young olive trees (engraving)
8658484 An old olive-tree surrounded by young olive trees (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An old olive-tree surrounded by young olive trees)

A Druse woman (engraving)
8658483 A Druse woman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Druse woman. Illustration for Rays from the East or Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures)

The mount of olives (engraving)
8658481 The mount of olives (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mount of olives)

Milk-sellers in Jerusalem (engraving)
8658480 Milk-sellers in Jerusalem (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milk-sellers in Jerusalem)

The balance (engraving)
8658479 The balance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The balance. Illustration for Rays from the East or Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures)

Golfspiel / Golf Game (colour litho)
8666149 Golfspiel / Golf Game (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Golfspiel)

Beirut, Lebanon, c.1910 (photo)
7293143 Beirut, Lebanon, c.1910 (photo); (add.info.: Geography. Lebanon. View of Beirout. Photo, Lebanon, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Damascus in Syria, c.1910 (print)
7293104 Damascus in Syria, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Geography. Syria. View of Damascus. Illustration, Germany, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Map showing the Timurid Empire (print)
7420052 Map showing the Timurid Empire (print); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Arabs planning a Revolt (litho)
8661172 Arabs planning a Revolt (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabs planning a Revolt)

Jesus and the Money changers, c.1920 (stained glass)
8714186 Jesus and the Money changers, c.1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

The Council of Nicea in 325, from the Codex Albeldense, 976 (illuminated miniature)
AIS5336703 The Council of Nicea in 325, from the Codex Albeldense, 976 (illuminated miniature); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The Council of Nicea in 325)

Palm sunday. 14 th century. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass)
8711384 Palm sunday. 14 th century. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Stained glass. Entry of Christ into Jerusalem. Palm sunday. 14 th century. Strasbourg)

Turks attacking Greek corsairs, 19th century (hand coloured engraving)
7339176 Turks attacking Greek corsairs, 19th century (hand coloured engraving) by Fairburn, J. (19th Century); 40.8x50.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured)
7342606 Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured) by Temple, R

Beirut, Lebanon, c.1910 (photo)
7293141 Beirut, Lebanon, c.1910 (photo); (add.info.: Geography. Lebanon. View of Beirut. Photo, Lebanon, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

The kitchen of the pilgrim camp in Nazareth, 1882 (engraving)
7336193 The kitchen of the pilgrim camp in Nazareth, 1882 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving in Le Pelerin, June 10, 1882); Photo © Caricadoc

Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791. A plane chart of the Gulf of Persia, by Lieut
7340868 Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791. A plane chart of the Gulf of Persia, by Lieut. John Cant 1773, 1791 (print) by Dalrymple

Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured)
7342607 Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured) by Temple, R

Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured)
7342604 Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured) by Temple, R

Chart of the Bay of Sighajik, 1819 (paper)
7340734 Chart of the Bay of Sighajik, 1819 (paper) by British School, (19th century); 66.8x50.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: British Admiralty; J)

Plan of the Bay of St Jean D'Acre and environs sent to the Admiralty from thence on 23 March 1799 by Sir Sidney
7339861 Plan of the Bay of St Jean D'Acre and environs sent to the Admiralty from thence on 23 March 1799 by Sir Sidney Smith Kt

Persian limestone bull's head
5305180 Persian limestone bull's head.; (add.info.: Persian limestone bull's head from the Achaemenian Period. Dated 5th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ottoman chimneypiece with decorative tilework
5304636 Ottoman chimneypiece with decorative tilework.; (add.info.: Ottoman, tilework Chimneypiece; from Turkey, probably Istanbul. Dated 1731)

Ottoman chimneypiece with decorative tilework
5304635 Ottoman chimneypiece with decorative tilework.; (add.info.: Ottoman, tilework Chimneypiece; from Turkey, probably Istanbul. Dated 1731)

Engraving depicting an artist's impression of Hipparchus working in the observatory at Alexandria
5308538 Engraving depicting an artist's impression of Hipparchus working in the observatory at Alexandria; (add.info)

Historical Geography
5315172 Historical Geography; (add.info.: Historical Geography. 1900. Irak. Mosul's shops are mostly poor, and disproportionate grandeur is given to this fruit-seller's scantily furnished)

A Dindonneau a la Millicient
5312002 A Dindonneau a la Millicient; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Dindonneau a la Millicient - a turkey larded, or rather pique, braised, and served with savoury timballes and sauce follows)

Sculpture of Tell Halaf (clay)
5307174 Sculpture of Tell Halaf (clay); (add.info.: Tell Halaf. Clay Fertility Idol. approx. 5.000 BC. Ancient Near East. Anatolia (central Turkey) and Northern Syria. Tell Halaf

The Battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827, 1828 (oil on canvas)
7337716 The Battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827, 1828 (oil on canvas) by Luny, Thomas (1759-1837); 40.6x52.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The descent from Mount Carmel, 1882 (engraving)
7336192 The descent from Mount Carmel, 1882 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the top, the convent and the lighthouse, in the middle of the mountain)

A Groom with a Horse, Sadiqi Beg Afshar, 1603-4 (watercolour, gouache, white colour, ink on paper)
FIA5634322 A Groom with a Horse, Sadiqi Beg Afshar, 1603-4 (watercolour, gouache, white colour, ink on paper); State Hermitage Museum, St

Engraving depicting The Red Crescent tending to the wounded Turkish during the Russo/Turkish War
UIG5425705 Engraving depicting The Red Crescent tending to the wounded Turkish during the Russo/Turkish War. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Siege of Malta: The Flight of the Turks on September 13, 1565, late 16th century (oil on canvas)
MMM5457817 Siege of Malta: The Flight of the Turks on September 13, 1565, late 16th century (oil on canvas); National Maritime Museum, London

Iran: Minai cup representing Vahram V Gour (the onager) (or Bahram Gur), Sassanid king of Persia on a camel
BEN5464268 Iran: Minai cup representing Vahram V Gour (the onager) (or Bahram Gur), Sassanid king of Persia on a camel. 13th century ceramic

The story of Saint John the Baptist: The Visitation. Fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494), 1490
BEN5462524 The story of Saint John the Baptist: The Visitation. Fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494), 1490. Capella Maggiore, Santa Maria Novella Church, Florence

Suleiman the Magnificent
6117472 Suleiman the Magnificent; (add.info.: Suleiman I, known as Suleiman the Magnificent, 1494-1566, 10th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Interior view of the port of Muscat (Oman), with description of fortified buildings and moored ships. Lt-Col
MMM5482629 Interior view of the port of Muscat (Oman), with description of fortified buildings and moored ships. Lt-Col. Paint Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859)

The Judgement of Solomon, 18th century (print)
7425403 The Judgement of Solomon, 18th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Judgement of Solomon. The picture illustrates the story told in I Kings 3:16-28)

Selim III. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. (print)
7419918 Selim III. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. (print); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Stela of Shamshi-Adad V, ancient Assyria. (print)
7419911 Stela of Shamshi-Adad V, ancient Assyria. (print); (add.info.: The Stela of Shamshi-Adad V behind a sacrificial altar from Nimrud, ancient Assyria, modern day Iraq)

Map showing the coming of the Seljuks, 11th century. (print)
7420047 Map showing the coming of the Seljuks, 11th century. (print); (add.info.: Map showing the coming of the Seljuks, 11th century. From the book Outline of History by H.G)

Map of Das Heilige Land 1554 [Translation: The Holy land], 1554 (vellum)
7339649 Map of Das Heilige Land 1554 [Translation: The Holy land], 1554 (vellum) by Agnese, Battista (c.1500-64); 26x40 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

reliefs from the Tripylon Stairs of Persepolis (low relief)
UIG5415963 reliefs from the Tripylon Stairs of Persepolis (low relief); (add.info.: Persian sculpture. Aquemenida. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Palatial city built by King Dario I in 518 BC

Ceramic flask lustre painted, hand made, 12th-13th century AD, Gorgan, glass and ceramics museum, Tehran, Iran (photo)
5309222 Ceramic flask lustre painted, hand made, 12th-13th century AD, Gorgan, glass and ceramics museum, Tehran, Iran (photo); Photo © Stefano Baldini

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