Dhow Collection

Jeddah, on the Red Sea, 1858. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch
Jeddah, on the Red Sea, 1858. Jeddah, Djidda, or Jidda, is a port and city of Arabia, in El-Hedjaz, being the port of Mecca

Djiddah; The Red Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Djiddah; The Red Sea, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

The Persian Expedition - Minora Point and Lighthouse, Kurrachee Harbour, Oyster Rock... 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Persian Expedition - Minora Point and Lighthouse, Kurrachee [Karachi] Harbour, Oyster Rock, Church and Town of Kurrachee, Oyster Rocks, 1857

Bassadore, the British Station and Depot, in the Persian Gulf - from a sketch by an officer of the Indian Navy, 1857. A...general View of Bassadore

Wrought-Iron Railway-Bridge across the Nile, at Benha, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Wrought-Iron Railway-Bridge across the Nile, at Benha, 1856. The engineer of this fine work is Mr. Robert Stephenson...The Bridge is the property of the Pacha of Egypt

Diving for sponges on the coast of Syria, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Diving for sponges on the coast of Syria, 1862. Latakia sponges are known and appreciated in England, but very few of the superior quality ever reach this country

The Prince of Wales Visit to Egypt: the Nile Boat - from a drawing by Frank Dillon, 1862. The future King Edward VII in Africa

Tankard (Hanap) with Ships, Late 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Tankard (Hanap) with Ships, Late 16th century

Alexandria, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Edward Paxman Brandard
Alexandria, mid-late 19th century. View of the lighthouse and port of Alexandria on the north coast of Egypt

Fateh Al-Khair, dhow, Sur, Oman. The coastal city of Sur was famous for as a centre for the building of wooden ocean-going dhows. This 220 ton example has been preserved on the waterfront

Zanzibar from the Sea, 1883. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. compiled from reliable sources, Adam and Co, 14 Ivy Lane, London and Newcastle, 1883

Dhows and houses on the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Bizerta, viewed from the Kasbah, c1890. Artist: Bertrand
Bizerta, viewed from the Kasbah, c1890. The Tunisian port of Bizerta on the Mediterranean. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XXI, (Virtue & Co Limited)

Khartoum, Capital of Sudan, 1900. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne, 1900)

The River at Boulak Bridge, Cairo, with dahabeahs passing, 1874. Boats on the River Nile. A print from The Illustrated London News, 24th October 1874

The inauguration of the Suez Canal, 17 November 1869, (1900). Artist: Edouard Riou
The inauguration of the Suez Canal, 17 November 1869, (1900). Crowds watch the first ships to travel through the canal which was designed by French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps

Boulak on the Nile River, Cairo, Egypt, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Alexandria from the sea, Egypt, c1890. The Egyptian port of Alexandria. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Arab dhows on the Red Sea, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Alexandria, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Alexandria, Egypt, 19th century. View of the port and lighthouse with boats

Boats on the Nile, c1838-1839. Artist: David Roberts
Boats on the Nile, c1838-1839. In the foreground water is being raised by means of a shaduf. Watercolour by the Scottish artist David Roberts (1796-1864)

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