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Dahabiyehs on the river ready for a Nile voyage, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodDahabiyehs on the river ready for a Nile voyage, Egypt, 1905. A dahabiyeh is a long, narrow sailboat divided approximately into halves; the forward half is devoted to the crew and the ccok
The brick store chambers of Pithom, built by Hebrew bondsmen, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodThe brick store chambers of Pithom, built by Hebrew bondsmen, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted
British troops on the way to Baghdad, First World War, 1917, (c1920). The British under General Maude captured Baghdad in 1917
The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodThe Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted
Arab woman and child, 1917-1919
Crusader in battle, (19th century). A 19th-century romanticised depiction of the Crusades, a series of military campaigns in the Middle East waged by Christians from 1095-1291
Algerian women, 1857. A print from The Illustrated London News, (14 February 1857). Hand-coloured later
The Slave Market in Morocco, 1888. Artist: Richard Caton Woodville IIThe Slave Market in Morocco, 1888. Illustration from the Illustrated London News, (18 February 1888)
Reception of the Emperor of France on the quay at Algiers, 1865Reception of Napoleon Bonaparte III, Emperor of France on the quay at Algiers, 1865. A print from The Illustrated London News, (20 May 1865)
Third class on board the Kilwa, Brindisi to Burma, 1886. A print from the Graphic, (20 March 1886)
A barbers shop in Tunis, 1875. Artist: John Evan HodgsonA barbers shop in Tunis, 1875. A print from the The Graphic, (3 July 1875)
An Arab Sheik, 19th century. Artist: WJ EdwardsAn Arab Sheik, 19th century. Hand-coloured later
Zanzibar Arab family, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)
Shoe shop in Fez, Morocco, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)
The Sultan of Morocco, c1890. Hassan I of Morocco (1836-1894) was Sultan of Morocco from 1873 to 1894. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell
Moorish coffee house at Sidi Bou Said, Tunis, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)
Moors, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)
A Moorish warrior, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)
An Arab merchant at Tlemcen, Algeria, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, Cassell, London, Paris, c1890
An Arab soldier of Tunis, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)
Visit of Arabs at Kwirara, (c1875). David Livingstone (1813-1873) arrived in Africa in 1840 at the age of 27 as a missionary and physician
A Melik of the Shegyia Arabs, c1840. Artist: J BullA Melik of the Shegyia Arabs, c1840. Engraving from the Natural History of Man, J.Bull, London, c1840
Nazareth, 1887. Artist: J SandsNazareth, 1887. Holy Land scene
The Hill of Samaria, 1887. Artist: W ForrestThe Hill of Samaria, 1887. View of the hill which lies on the west bank of the River Jordan
The Moorish Gate, 1835. Artist: Eugene IsabeyThe Moorish Gate, 1835. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Yasser Arafat and Saddam Hussein, Iraq, 1987. A meeting between the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the President of Iraq
Taha Yassin Ramadan and Saddam Hussein inspecting the Basra front, Iraq, February 1987. The Iraqi President and commander-in-chief accompanied by Taha Yassin Ramadan
Arab and Tunisian chiefs, 1896. Artist: Frederic LixArab and Tunisian chiefs, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th October 1896
The Hill of Samaria, 19th century. Artist: CJ BentleyThe Hill of Samaria, 19th century. View of the hill which lies on the west bank of the River Jordan
Bab El Fetouh, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis CabanesBab El Fetouh, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. One of the fortified gates to the old city of Cairo, Bab El Fetouh was built in 1087. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928
Perfume Merchant, 1928. Artist: Louis CabanesPerfume Merchant, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928
Souks, Cairo, 1928. Artist: Louis CabanesSouks, Cairo, 1928. Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928
Carrying water from the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis CabanesCarrying water from the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, 1928.Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928
The Citadel at sunrise, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis CabanesThe Citadel at sunrise, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Cairos citadel was begun by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) in the 12th century but the fortifications were repeatedly added to
Egyptian Costume, c1808. Artist: RigoEgyptian Costume, c1808
An Ancient Obelisk at Matarea, Formerly Heliopolis, Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas MiltonAn Ancient Obelisk at Matarea, Formerly Heliopolis, Egypt, 1801. The oldest standing Ancient Egyptian obelisk in existence
Ibrahim Pasha fighting the Wahabis, Saudi Arabia, 1811-1818 (1847). Artist: Jean Adolphe BeauceIbrahim Pasha fighting the Wahabis, Saudi Arabia, 1811-1818 (1847). The son of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848) commanded the Egyptian army
Ibrahim Pasha Looking after the Wounded, 1847. Artist: EtheringtonIbrahim Pasha Looking after the Wounded, 1847. The son of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848) commanded the Egyptian army
Meeting between Ibrahim Pacha and Colonel Faudoa, Egypt, 1828 (1847). Artist: Jean Adolphe BeauceMeeting between Ibrahim Pacha and Colonel Faudoa, Egypt, 1828 (1847). The son of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, Ibrahim Pasha (1789-1848) commanded the Egyptian army
The Rest of the Bedouin Arabs by the Nile, Egypt, 1819. Artist: G EngelmannThe Rest of the Bedouin Arabs by the Nile, Egypt, 1819. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France
The Mosque, or Arab Festival, 1881. Artist: Pierre-Auguste RenoirThe Mosque, or Arab Festival, 1881. Renoir visited Algeria in 1881. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France
Napoleon and General Kleber on the expedition to Egypt, 1798, (c1835). Artist: Francois GeorginNapoleon and General Kleber on the expedition to Egypt, 1798, (c1835). The French attempted to invade and expel the ruling Mamelukes in the Battle of the Pyramids
Siege of a town led by Godefroy de Bouillon, c1099, (14th century). Siege during the 1st Crusade (1095-099), showing Saracens firing arrows at Crusaders as they attempt to scale the walls with
The Camel, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Camel, c1850. The central image shows the Arabian Camel or Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) with a single hump, and the Asian or Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) with two humps
Isaac Judaeus, physician to the rulers of Tunisia, 9th-10th century (1493). Isaac Judaeus (c855-c955) was one of the first whose works were translated from Arabic to Latin
Caravan, 1860. Artist: Felix Francois Georges Philibert ZiemCaravan, 1860. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Hoard of silver with arab coins from a Viking grave, showing trade with and travel to the middle east
Hoard of silver & Arab coins from a Viking grave, Sweden, 10th century