Asia Minor Collection (page 4)

Valerian at the feet of Sapor, Royal Tombs at Naksh-I-Rustem, Persepolis, Iran, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII

The bridge across the Zendeh-Rud, Isfahan, Iran, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Tehran, Iran, 1895. As seen along the Kasoni Route. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

The lake and city of Tiberias, Israel, 1895. Tiberias is a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. It was named in honour of the emperor Tiberius

Turkish batteries and the entrance to the Bosphorus at the Black Sea, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII

Bandar-e Abbas, Iran, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

A ruined colonnade at Palmyra (Tadmur), Syria, 1895
A ruined colonnade at Palmyra, Syria, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The ruined fortress of Veramin, Persia (Iran), 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
The ruined fortress of Veramin, Persia (Iran), 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

A ruined 14th century mosque, Hamadan, Iran, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Aleppo, Syria, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
Aleppo, Syria, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Omars Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
Omars Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The Paiwar Pass, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Durrani chiefs, Afghanistan, 1895. Featured are Amir Sher Ali and Prince Abdallah Yan. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII

The Bridge of Dezful, Iran, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
The Bridge of Dezful, Iran, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Cypress trees in the cemetery of Scutari, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

A group of Zeibeks, Asia Minor, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

A Kurdish gentlemen, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Druze Princess and Lady of the Lebanon, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Ephesus, Turkey, 19th century. Artist: A Willmore
Ephesus, Turkey, 19th century. Ephesus was an Ionian city in ancient Anatolia which hosted one of the seven churches of Asia, addressed in the Book of Revelation of The Bible

The King of Cochinchina riding on an elephant, c18th century. Cochinchina is a name used for various southern regions of Vietnam. The king is being attended by his nayos (or guards)

Off the coast of Asia Minor, c1900. View of the Turkish coast. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson

A map showing the positions of Russian and Turkish lines outside Constantinople, 1900. Illustration of one of the many Russo-Turkish wars. In the centre is Constantinople, (now Istanbul, Turkey)

Hittite oxen, Turkey, c1600 BC-1350 BC. The Hittites were an Ancient Anatolian people who established an empire centered on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around 1600 BC

Roman Earrings from Samsun in Asia Minor, 3rd Century. At British Museum

Hellenistic Gorgon from a Sarcophagus from Asia Minor (Turkey), 20th century. Held at the Archeological Museum, Istanbul. The Gorgons were three monsters in Greek mythology

Hercules with Cerberus from a Sarcophagus in Asia Minor (Hellenstic Period), 20th century. Held in Archaeological Museum, Istanbul

Detail of a gravestone from Asia Minor, 1st century
Detail of a gravestone from Asia Minor, of a man with a pruning knife, and a woman with a mirror, spindle, and distaff, 1st century

Bust of Marcus Aurelius
Bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180) from Anatolia, Turkey. From the collection of National Archaeological Museum, Turkey

Egyptian glazed relief of a Hittite slave from a Temple of Rameses III at Tel el Jahudiye

Memorial stone of Kilamuwa, King of Sam al. The language is Aramaic, the script similar to Hittite. Currently in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Hittite gold figure of a King or God from the Gold Tomb at Carcemishu, Turkey. This was a single grave found within the city walls of an important person killed in a siege

Hittite clay tablet and envelope. The letter is from Ena Suin for Laqidim and Shamash-Damho

Statue of Diana of Ephesus, found in the Town Hall of Ephesus, 2nd century
Statue of Diana of Ephesus, found in the Town Hall of Ephesus. Continues the cult of Cybele, an ancient Anatolian mother-goddess, 2nd century

Greek terracotta statuette of two women chatting. This piece was made in Myrina near Izmir (Turkey)

Terracotta figure of Cybele, Baalbek, 4th - 3rd century BC
Terracotta figure of Cybele, Baalbek, 4th-3rd century BC. From the collection at The Louvre

Painted relief of Sethos before Osiris, Temple of Sethos, Abydos, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1280 BC
Painted relief in Horus Chapel depicting Sethos I before Osiris: Isis stands behind, Temple of Sethos I (Seti I), Abydos, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1280 BC

Painted relief of Sethos before Anubis, Temple of Sethos I, Abydos, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1280 BC
Painted relief of Sethos before Anubis (jackal headed god), Temple of Sethos I, Abydos, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1280 BC

Artefacts (Sphinx figures) from Turkey, 1800 BC

Prehistoric Anatolian cultural relic from Catal Huyuk, 5750 BC. A gold figure in the form of a stag. The archaeological remains found at Catal Huyuk in central Anatolia indicate that a settlement

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