Sykes Collection (#2)

Shaykh Hamid Pasha, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Shaykh Hamid Pasha, c1906-1913, (1915). Group portrait of a sheikh and his retinue, in a village...which is situated perhaps two and half miles outside Bashkala

Kurd of Neri, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Kurd of Neri, c1906-1913, (1915). Profile portrait of a Kurdish man from what is now eastern Turkey. From " The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col

Musa Bey el Abbasieh, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Musa Bey el Abbasieh, c1906-1913, (1915). Group of people in Central Asia, probably in what is now Turkey. From Diza we proceeded to Gulanik

Kastamuni Peasant showing Gallic Type, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Kastamuni Peasant showing Gallic Type, c1906-1913, (1915). Man wearing a turban, possibly from Kastamonu, (Turkey). From " The Caliphs Last Heritage

Cavalry Patrol near Erzinjan, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Cavalry Patrol near Erzinjan, c1906-1913, (1915). Mounted men in the valley of Erzinjan in Anatolia, (Turkey). From " The Caliphs Last Heritage

House near Ayundun, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
House near Ayundun, c1906-1913, (1915). Timber building on stone piers, possibly to prevent rodents. From Istifan we proceeded by horse to Ayundun [Turkey

Boy with a Cross Bow at Sinope, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Boy with a Cross Bow at Sinope, c1906-1913, (1915). Boy using a crossbow, Sinop, (Turkey). From " The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col

Ak Koyunlu Turks, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Ak Koyunlu Turks, c1906-1913, (1915). A group of men in Avrik, (Iraq?): we are the Ak Koyunlu Turks of Uzun Hassan. The Aq Qoyunlu (or Ak Koyunlu), also called the White Sheep Turkomans

The Roman Bridge at Solali, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
The Roman Bridge at Solali, c1906-1913, (1915). Ancient bridge which...stands at the entrance of a short but chasm-like gorge, which leads the Diarbekir Su into the open valleys of the Sus district

Deir Amar, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Deir Amar, c1906-1913, (1915). Women and children outside traditional stone houses in the village of Deir al-Qamar, (Lebanon)

Armenian Priest at Dibneh, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Armenian Priest at Dibneh, c1906-1913, (1915). Portrait of a an orthodox Christian priest in the village of Dibneh, (Iraq)

Yezidi Shaykh of Sinjar, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Yezidi Shaykh of Sinjar, c1906-1913, (1915). Yazidi (or Yezidi) sheikh from Sinjar, (northern Iraq). From " The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col

Ibrahim Pasha, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Ibrahim Pasha, c1906-1913, (1915). From " The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col. Sir Mark Sykes. [Macmillan & Co, London, 1915]

Route between Karaman and Kiz Kale, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Route between Karaman and Kiz Kale, c1915. (Note Boyalar is about 8 miles S. of Karaman). Map showing the journey of British writer

Route from Chatal Zeitun to Kavza and from Kavak to Tash Kupri, c1915. Creator: Unknown
Route from Chatal Zeitun to Kavza and from Kavak to Tash Kupri, c1915. Map showing the journeys of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes in northern Turkey

Sketch between Balat and Adranos, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Sketch between Balat and Adranos, c1915. Map showing the journey of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes between Balat and Adranos in Turkey

Route to Petra from Teyaha, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Route to Petra from Teyaha, c1915. (Note: None of these watercourses contain perennial streams). Map showing the journey of British writer

Detail of Rocky Maze on Map of Route from Karaman to Kiz Kale, c1915. Map showing part of the journey of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes between Karaman (in Central Anatolia)

The Western Bend of the Euphrates, c1915. Creator: Mark Sykes
The Western Bend of the Euphrates, c1915. Map of the River Euphrates and surrounding areas. From " The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col

Section of Route from Diarbekir to Sivas and Sivas to Sinope by Aneroid readings, c1915. Map showing the journeys, with altitude above sea level, of British writer

Authors Routes in Asiatic Turkey, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Authors Routes in Asiatic Turkey, c1915. Map showing the journeys of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes (1879-1919) who travelled through Palestine, Iraq, Syria

Second Mongol Raid (Timur), circa 1450 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Second Mongol Raid (Timur), circa 1450 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 14th and 15th centuries: Ottomans c1350 AD, Ottoman Empire in 1400 AD

Monastery at Kale Punar, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Monastery at Kale Punar, c1915. Plan of monastic buildings in Turkey, at that time part of the Ottoman Empire, showing chapels, cisterns, caves and fountains

Bath built by Sultan Bayezid I, circa 1390 A.D. at Mudurlu, c1915. Plan of baths supposedly built by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, showing the tank, mens and womens cooling rooms

First Mongol Raid (Hulagu), circa 1400 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
First Mongol Raid (Hulagu), circa 1400 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the early 15th century: Byzantine, other Christian states, Bahri Mamluks

Portion of direct route between Brusa and Kutahya, c1915. (Note: from Brusa to Osauk Punar & from Devrant to Kutakia is accurately surveyed)

Pre-Persian, circa 600 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Pre-Persian, circa 600 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and near East, showing the ancient civilisations of empires of Lydia, Media, Babylonia, Independent States, and free Greek cities

Plan of Monastery of St. Anthony, c1915. Creator: Mark Sykes
Plan of Monastery of St. Anthony, c1915. Map of the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Anthony in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. It is the oldest monastery in the world

El Bedieh, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
El Bedieh, c1906-1913, (1915). Bedouin at the salt wells near Tell- Afar, (Iraq or Syria). The next day we pushed on to El Bedieh, where the Bedawin have sunk wells in a dry wadi

Kal at Ja abar, c1915. Creator: Mark Sykes
Kal at Ja abar, c1915. Map of the fortress and citadel at Ja aber, al-Tabqa city, on the left bank of the Euphrates, (Syria)

Route from Diarbekir to Zara, c1915. Creator: Unknown
Route from Diarbekir to Zara, c1915. Map showing the journey of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes between Diyarbakir and Zara in Turkey

Ahmed Agha, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Ahmed Agha, c1906-1913, (1915). Kurdish men with rifles and bullet belts, Shirwan, (eastern Turkey). A little further on we met Ahmed Agha and fifty gunmen

Kurds of Shaykh Sadiks Army, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Kurds of Shaykh Sadiks Army, c1906-1913, (1915). Kurdish men with rifles and bullet belts, Khatuna, (eastern Turkey). From " The Caliphs Last Heritage

Rome v. Parthia, circa 50 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Rome v. Parthia, circa 50 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Rome, Parthia, Armenia, and Protected and Independent States

Turkish Villagers of Yeni Cheri near Erzinjan, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Turkish Villagers of Yeni Cheri near Erzinjan, c1906-1913, (1915). Group of men from near Erzinjan in Anatolia, (Turkey). From " The Caliphs Last Heritage

Persian, circa 500 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Persian, circa 500 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient Persian empire and Independent States

Post-Persian, circa 188 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Post-Persian, circa 188 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Pergamum, Seleucid, Free Greek States, Gauls, Ptolemy, and Independent States

Ziaret Ovajik, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Ziaret Ovajik, c1906-1913, (1915). Group of people outside a building in eastern Turkey: we rode to Ziaret, a religious institution partaking of the nature of a hotel for the rich

Turcoman at Chatal Hobak, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Turcoman at Chatal Hobak, c1906-1913, (1915). Elderly man wearing a padded jacket, Central Asia, (Turkey?): On the top of Chatal Hobak I found an encampment of Yederli Turkomans

Koch Kiri Kurd, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Koch Kiri Kurd, c1906-1913, (1915). A Kurdish man from near the Kochkiri mountain, (eastern Turkey?). From " The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col

Lady Sykes, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Lady Sykes, c1906-1913, (1915). Edith Sykes, wife of British writer, soldier, traveller and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes, riding a horse in the Middle East

The Ceramic Gallery, South Kensington Museum, c1876, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
The Ceramic Gallery, South Kensington Museum, c1876, (1881). Interior view of the Ceramics Gallery, a tiled and painted room housing the Museums collection of pottery and porcelain

Central Recess in the Principal Quadrangle, c1860s?, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Central Recess in the Principal Quadrangle, c1860s?, (1881). View of part of the facade of the Lecture Theatre on the north side of the quadrangle of the South Kensington Museum

Design for a lunette with portrait of Prince Albert, c1863, (1881). Creator: A Reid
Design for a lunette with portrait of Prince Albert, c1863, (1881). Decorative double arch and screen surmounted by a mosaic portrait of Albert, Prince Consort (1819-1861)

Alphabet design for tiles, 1864, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Alphabet design for tiles, 1864, (1881). Alphabet with figures, designed by Godfrey Sykes for tiles in the South Kensington Museums Centre Refreshment Room and Ceramic Gallery

Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Original bronze front entrance doors to the South Kensington Museum, (later renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum), in London

Cromwell Road, Kensington, London, 1862. Artist: John Le Keux
Cromwell Road, Kensington, London, 1862; view of the building which housed the International Exhibition of 1862

Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, 3rd pattern, 1943, carried at Normandy Landings, Sgts Scott, No 3 Commando, 1944. Unknown maker. Date: 1940

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