Libya Collection

The Union Jack Flies Over Tobruk, 1942. From The War Illustrated Volume 6 edited by Sir John Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, 1942]

An Excursion from Tunis to Zowan - Roman and Saracen Entrance-Gate to Zowan...1858. Creator: Unknown
An Excursion from Tunis to Zowan - Roman and Saracen Entrance-Gate to Zowan, fifty miles south from Carthage, 1858. Engraving from a sketch by Mr

'Oasis de Ghadames; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Oasis de Ghadames; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Panorama de Tripoli; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Panorama de Tripoli; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Tripoli. Le grand Sakko; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Tripoli. Le grand Sakko; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Mourzouk; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Mourzouk; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Types d'Arabes de la Tripolitaine; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Types d'Arabes de la Tripolitaine; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Cyrenaique; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Cyrenaique; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Les abords de Tripoli par un gros temps; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Les abords de Tripoli par un gros temps; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Dans le desert de Libye; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Dans le desert de Libye; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'A la lisiere du desert en Tripolitaine; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'A la lisiere du desert en Tripolitaine; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Les oasis de Libye; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Les oasis de Libye; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Le Djebel Nefousa; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Le Djebel Nefousa; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

'Afrique Du Nord-Est; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Afrique Du Nord-Est; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914.. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Map of Libya, the Middle East and North Africa, 1478, reprinted 1889. Creator: Unknown
Map of Libya, the Middle East and North Africa, 1478, reprinted 1889

Roman theatre, Cyrene, Libya. Cyrene (Cyrenaica) was founded by the Ancient Greeks in c630 BC. It became a Roman city in 96 BC

Temple of Zeus, Cyrene, Libya. The ancient Greek city of Cyrene (Cyrenaica) was founded in c630 BC

Stater (Coin) Depicting a Quadriga, 322-308 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Stater (Coin) Depicting a Quadriga, 322-308 BCE

Coin Depicting the God Zeus Ammon, 247-221 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Coin Depicting the God Zeus Ammon, 247-221 BCE

Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast, c. 1520. Creator: Dosso Dossi
Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast, c. 1520

Libye, 1644. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Libye, 1644

Tripoli, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen &
Tripoli, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1890

Tobruk was the target at this time; it was the front door for Rommels supplies. While the shutter was open for this photograph, taken 10, 000 feet above an El Gubi landing ground

The mail run to Benghazi was now possible, c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The mail run to Benghazi was now possible only to the heavy four-engined bombers based near Cairo. Halifaxes bombed by night, U.S. Liberators by day, c1942-1943, (1945). From " R.A.F

The tank buster was the second new weapon, c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The tank buster was the second new weapon - a surprise sprung upon the Afrika Korps as it raced north from Bir Hakeim, c1942-1943, (1945). From " R.A.F

The Luftwaffe scrambles as Bostons of the S. A. A. F. c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The Luftwaffe scrambles as Bostons of the S.A.A.F. surprise a Martuba airfield. The light bombers maintained a constant offensive against these forward landing grounds, c1942-1943, (1945)

R. A. F. Ground Crews: Tripolitania, c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
R.A.F. Ground Crews: Tripolitania, c1942-1943, (1945). From " R.A.F. Middle East - The Official Story of Air Operations, Feb. 1942 - Jan. 1943"

Map of the Barbary States, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Barbary States, 1902. Showing Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya on the North African coast, with inset of Gibraltar. From The Century Atlas of the World. [John Walker & Co, Ltd

Green Book Building, Benghazi, Libya. The Green Book, written by Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadaffi in 1975, sets out his political philosophy

Bardiyah (Bardia), Libya

Arch of Trajan, Leptis Magna, Libya. Leptis Magna was one of the most important cities in Roman North Africa, attaining the peak of its prominence in the late 2nd century AD during the reign of

Cross inscribed on a column, Apollonia, Libya. The Ancient Greek city of Apollonia served as a seaport for Cyrene which was first settled by the Greeks c630 BC

Anti-British and American propaganda poster, Libya

Eastern Church, Apollonia, Libya. The Ancient Greek city of Apollonia served as a seaport for Cyrene which was first settled by the Greeks c630 BC

Forum, Cyrene, Libya. Cyrene (Cyrenaica) was founded by the Ancient Greeks in c630 BC. It became a Roman city in 96 BC

Temple doorway, Cyrene, Libya. The ancient Greek city of Cyrene (Cyrenaica) was founded in c630 BC. It became a Roman city in 96 BC

Temple of Isis, Sabratha, Libya. The Roman city of Sabratha, in Tripolitania, dates from the 1st-3rd centuries AD

The theatre, ruined Roman city of Sabratha, Libya. The Roman city of Sabratha, in Tripolitania, dates from the 1st-3rd centuries AD

The Market, Leptis Magna, Libya. The ruins of the city of Leptis Magna is one of the most spectacular Roman sites in the Mediterranean

Arch of Septimius Severus, Leptis Magna, Libya. The Severan Arch was erected in honour of the visit to his home town in 203 AD of Libyan-born Roman emperor Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus)

The theatre, Leptis Magna, Libya. Leptis Magna was one of the most important cities in Roman North Africa, attaining the peak of its prominence in the late 2nd century AD during the reign of

Tripoli Castle, Libya. The castle is mainly Ottoman but features a number of architectural styles from different historical periods, and houses a museum

Karamanli Mosque, Tripoli, Libya. The mosque was begun in 1736

Great Man-Made River monument, Tripoli, Libya, late 20th century. Started in 1980, the Great Man-Made River project is one of the largest engineering schemes in the world

Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Tripoli, Libya, 163 AD. Remains of the arch of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD)

The Market, Leptis Magna, Libya, c3rd century AD

Head of Medusa in the Severan forum of the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna, Libya
Head of Medusa in the Severan Forum of the Ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna, Libya. In Greek mythology, a single glance from Medusa the snake-haired gorgon could turn a human to stone

The Three Graces, Sabratha, Libya, c161-c192 AD. Roman carving of the female personifications of beauty, charm, and grace

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