Persia Collection (page 5)

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The Industrial Arts among the Oriental Nations (engraving)
8650801 The Industrial Arts among the Oriental Nations (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Industrial Arts among the Oriental Nations)

Aristides, Athenian general and politician (engraving)
8635030 Aristides, Athenian general and politician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristides (530-468 BC), Athenian general and politician

8625885

Persian Warrior
7287230 Persian Warrior; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Persian Warrior. Roman relief from the time of Hadrian of an original dated 160 - 150 AD)

Traite de medecine de Mansour : Muscle et systeme nerveux humain. Manuscrit perse
AIS5373969 Traite de medecine de Mansour : Muscle et systeme nerveux humain. Manuscrit perse. In "L'Anatomie du corps (Tachrih al-badan (al badan)" de Mansour ben Eliyas Chirazi

Artaxerxes grants freedom to the Jews in Persia, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 (engraving)
3665604 Artaxerxes grants freedom to the Jews in Persia, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Artaxerxes grants freedom to the Jews in Persia)

Scale: [ca. 1:14 500 000]. Additional Places: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman. c.1550-60 (vellum)
7339614 Scale: [ca. 1:14 500 000]. Additional Places: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman. c.1550-60 (vellum) by Portuguese School, (16th century); 24x17 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Persia, 1554 (vellum)
7339640 Persia, 1554 (vellum) by Agnese, Battista (c.1500-64); 26x40 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Battista Agnese Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca)

Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791 ID Number 41167-2001 A plane chart of part of the Gulf of
7340870 Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791 ID Number 41167-2001 A plane chart of part of the Gulf of Persia, partly corrected by Lieut

Map of Arabia, Persia, Gijarat and Decca, 1753 (print)
7340647 Map of Arabia, Persia, Gijarat and Decca, 1753 (print) by Keulen, Johannes II Van (1704-55); 47.2x55 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: J)

Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791 ID Number 41167-2001 A plane chart of part of the Gulf of
7340869 Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791 ID Number 41167-2001 A plane chart of part of the Gulf of Persia, partly corrected by Lieut

Irab-A Persian ascetic in an 1884 illustration
5314062 Irab-A Persian ascetic in an 1884 illustration; (add.info.: Irab-A Persian ascetic in an 1884 illustration); SeM Studio/UIG

Bronze head of an Iranian Man
5305217 Bronze head of an Iranian Man.; (add.info.: Bronze head of an Iranian man. Dated 2nd Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Persia (c19th). Society. Persian woman. Engraving. Private Collection
CUL4853968 Persia (c19th). Society. Persian woman. Engraving. Private Collection by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Persia (c19th). Society. Persian woman. Engraving

Marine identification signs in the 1880s. Including standard flags of England, Spain, Japan, Russia
NWI4846581 Marine identification signs in the 1880s. Including standard flags of England, Spain, Japan, Russia, United States of America, France, Isle of Man, Holland, Denmark, Portugal, Austria

Myths and legends: The Rokh or Roc (giant bird of Arab-Persian mythology. It is found in passages of the Thousand)
NWI4929308 Myths and legends: The Rokh or Roc (giant bird of Arab-Persian mythology. It is found in passages of the Thousand and One Nights)

Portrait of Mozaffar ad-din (ad Din) (Mozaffer ed dine, Mozaffer-ed-dine, Mozzafar-al-Din, Mozzafar al-Din)
NWI4927885 Portrait of Mozaffar ad-din (ad Din) (Mozaffer ed dine, Mozaffer-ed-dine, Mozzafar-al-Din, Mozzafar al-Din, Mozaffaredin) (1853-1907), Shah of Iran between 1896 and 1907

Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured)
7342601 Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured) by Temple, R

Map of the Persian Empire under the regne of Darius I with the main satrapes
NWI4855968 Map of the Persian Empire under the regne of Darius I with the main satrapes (administrative divisions of the Persian Empire), circa 500 BC

Map of the Persian Empire during the antiquite showing the Persian Gulf and Iran. Lithograph of the 19th century
NWI4862318 Map of the Persian Empire during the antiquite showing the Persian Gulf and Iran. Lithograph of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Cyrus II says the great (around 559 BC -529 BC), founder of the Persian Empire Routenide (Iran)
NWI4912346 Cyrus II says the great (around 559 BC -529 BC), founder of the Persian Empire Routenide (Iran). Raise from a sculpted low relief

The Persian army of Cambyse II (the rouenid king of the Persian Empire from 529 to 522 BC)
NWI4912039 The Persian army of Cambyse II (the rouenid king of the Persian Empire from 529 to 522 BC) was destroyed in a sandstorm in North Africa after the conquest of the Nile Valley in 522 BC

Darius I the Great (552-486 BC) king of the Persian Empire Rouenid, submising the Mage Gaumata
NWI4911490 Darius I the Great (552-486 BC) king of the Persian Empire Rouenid, submising the Mage Gaumata and capturing other rebels

Median king and Persian king seated on a throne and holding a sceptre. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert
FLO4704211 Median king and Persian king seated on a throne and holding a sceptre. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Persian artillery costumes, the guns mounted on the saddle of the camels. With the flag and Persian gold coins
FLO4633999 Persian artillery costumes, the guns mounted on the saddle of the camels. With the flag and Persian gold coins

Villa of the Shah of Persia, Qajar Dynasty. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4723065 Villa of the Shah of Persia, Qajar Dynasty. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Fath Ali Shah, second Qajar (Qadjar) emperor or Shah of Iran (1772-1832). Illustration from Guillaume Antoine Olivier
FLO4723035 Fath Ali Shah, second Qajar (Qadjar) emperor or Shah of Iran (1772-1832). Illustration from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Brussels: Portrait of the Persian consul, 1877
LUX4712738 Brussels: Portrait of the Persian consul, 1877; (add.info.: Brussels: Portrait of the Persian consul, 1877); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Persian rug, 1843
3479018 Persian rug, 1843; (add.info.: Making a Persian rug, Scotland. August 1843.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Vaso de Besalu (Vessel of Besalu)
3499679 Vaso de Besalu (Vessel of Besalu); (add.info.: Vaso de Besalu (Vessel of Besalu). Islamic Period. 9th-10th centuries. Made in Persian glass

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Illustrated by Edmund Dulac, 1909 (lithograph)
3086264 The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Illustrated by Edmund Dulac, 1909 (lithograph) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna
2625213 The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna; (add.info.: The central text consists of the anatomical sections of the Canon of Medicine by Avicenna)

Persia, Arabia, 1855
2902282 Persia, Arabia, 1855; (add.info.: Persia, Arabia, 1855.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Persia, Afghanistan - Baluchistan, 1901
2902272 Persia, Afghanistan - Baluchistan, 1901; (add.info.: Persia, Afghanistan - Baluchistan, 1901.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Persia, Iran, 1767
2902854 Persia, Iran, 1767; (add.info.: Persia, Iran, 1767.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC
3329569 Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC; (add.info.: Cast of palace doorway from Persepolis, Iran, circa 470-450 BC)

Decorated metal belt
3329564 Decorated metal belt.; (add.info.: Decorated metal belt. Scythian, Koban culture of the central Caucasus, Late 8th century BC, Ziwiye, from north-west Iran.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Persian woman, 1572 (woodcut)
2085859 Persian woman, 1572 (woodcut); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Iran. Bibl. Geography. Iran. A woman from Persia)

Illustration of Capricorn from a copy of Al-Sufi-s "The Book of Fixed Stars", 13th centu;ry
1796601 Illustration of Capricorn from a copy of Al-Sufi-s "The Book of Fixed Stars", 13th centu;ry; (add.info.: Capricorn constellation, illumination from "Book of stars")

Nezami (Elyas Yusof Nezami Ganjavi born c1141-1203/17) Persian poet, recounting the history of Alexander the Great
534883 Nezami (Elyas Yusof Nezami Ganjavi born c1141-1203/17) Persian poet, recounting the history of Alexander the Great (c356-323 BC)

Pausanias making a sacrifice to the goddess Hera before the Battle of Plataea, 479 BC (engraving)
8635036 Pausanias making a sacrifice to the goddess Hera before the Battle of Plataea, 479 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving)
8635151 The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Campaigns of Alexander the Great)

Ruins of Persepolis (engraving)
8635123 Ruins of Persepolis (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire)

Aeschylus and Sophocles after the victory of Salamis (engraving)
8635065 Aeschylus and Sophocles after the victory of Salamis (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Defile of Thermopylae, Greece (engraving)
8635031 Defile of Thermopylae, Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Defile of Thermopylae, Greece. Illustration from Hellas)

Battlefield of Marathon, Greece (engraving)
8635028 Battlefield of Marathon, Greece (engraving) by Doussault, Charles (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battlefield of Marathon, Greece. Illustration from Hellas)

Miltiades at the Battle of Marathon (engraving)
8635025 Miltiades at the Battle of Marathon (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miltiades at the Battle of Marathon, Greece, 490 BC)

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Persia, a land steeped in rich history and captivating beauty. From the vast Empire of King Alexander the Great to the modern-day bustling cityscape of Tehran, it has always been a land of wonder. As we gaze upon the ancient map depicting the empire that once stretched far and wide, we are reminded of Persia's grandeur. Its borders encompassing Iran, its heart and soul, where Tehran stands tall with an elevated skyline that offers breathtaking views from the Roof of Iran Park. But Persia's influence extends beyond its own borders. As we explore another map illustrating travels across Africa by brave explorers, we realize how Persian culture has left indelible marks on distant lands. The Coronation of the Shah of Iran serves as a testament to their power and prestige. Intriguingly intertwined with religion is Ahura Mazda - a deity revered by Zoroastrians who have long called Persia home. Their faith intertwines with history as Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi takes center stage alongside his third wife Farah Diba in an image frozen in time. The legacy continues with Reza Shah Pahlavi, whose reign brought about significant transformations within Persia. Like Ancient Greeks valiantly holding Thermopylae pass against all odds, he too fought for his nation's progress amidst challenges faced along the way. With every turn of a page or glance at another map showcasing Asia or 19th-century Persia, it becomes evident that this land holds stories untold waiting to be discovered. A painting depicting Esther before Ahasuerus reminds us how art flourished under Persian patronage during Safavid dynasty rule. Delving deeper into history reveals hidden treasures like Persian manuscripts dating back centuries ago - windows into a world filled with knowledge and wisdom passed down through generations. Persia beckons us to unravel its mysteries; it invites us to immerse ourselves in its vibrant tapestry of culture, art, and heritage.