Syria Collection

Dynasties in the time of the Buwayids, circa 932 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Dynasties in the time of the Buwayids, circa 932 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 10th century: Byzantine, Buwayid Kingdom, Abbasid Caliphate, Kingdom of the Ikhshids

Byzantine and Crusaders v. Seljuks, circa 1130 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Byzantine and Crusaders v. Seljuks, circa 1130 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 12th century: Byzantine, other Christian states, Abbasid Caliphate, Seljuks, Fatimids

Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?, c1830s. Creator: GH Adcock
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?, c1830s. Biblical scene, Acts 26: 14: And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul

Hadgi (Mecca pilgrims) encamped near Antioch, on the banks of the Orontes, Turkey, 1841. Artist: Henry Adlard
Hadgi (Mecca pilgrims) encamped near Antioch, on the banks of the Orontes, Turkey, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume I, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co

General Gouraud escapes an assassination attempt on route from Damascas to Kunaitra, 1921. General Henri-Joseph-Eugene Gouraud (1867-1946), French High Commissioner of Syria

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

Courtyard of the Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria. Situated in an oasis in the Syrian desert halfway between the Mediterranean and the Euphrates

The Great Khan at Damascus, 1841. Artist: W Kelsall
The Great Khan at Damascus, 1841. Illustration from Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, Volume I, by John Carne, series of views drawn from nature by W H Bartlett, William Purser, and Thomas Allom

Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315. This leaf from a 1315 Syrian copy of Ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazaris The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

Caravan Reposing, in the Hauran; The Stone Towns of Central Syria, otherwise called... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Caravan Reposing, in the Hauran; The Stone Towns of Central Syria, otherwise called the Giant Cities of Bashan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

The town of Beyrout and Mount Lebanon - from a drawing by J. Lewis Farley, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The town of Beyrout and Mount Lebanon - from a drawing by J. Lewis Farley, 1860. Beyrout, Beirout, or Bairut - the Berytus of the ancients - is a fortified seaport and commercial town of Syria

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, 1475-1480. Creator: Bernardino Pinturicchio
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, 1475-1480. Saint Jerome (ca. 347-420), one of the four Latin Fathers of the Church (along with Saints Augustine, Ambrose, and Gregory the Great)

Page from an Herbal Manuscript (image 2 of 2), 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Page from an Herbal Manuscript (image 2 of 2), 13th century

The town of Beyrout and Mount Lebanon - from a drawing by J. Lewis Farley, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The town of Beyrout and Mount Lebanon - from a drawing by J. Lewis Farley, 1860. Beyrout, Beirout, or Bairut - the Berytus of the ancients - is a fortified seaport and commercial town of Syria

View of the ruin of the arch of the colonnade at Palmyra, seen from the west side, 1745-1794. Creator: Anon
View of the ruin of the arch of the colonnade at Palmyra, seen from the west side , 1745-1794. The remains of the great temple in Palmira seen from the west

View of the ruins of monuments at Palmyra seen from the northwest side, 1756. Creator: Unknown
View of the ruins of monuments at Palmyra seen from the northwest side, 1756

View near Kunawat; The Stone Towns of Central Syria, otherwise called the Giant Cities... 1875. Creator: Unknown
View near Kunawat; The Stone Towns of Central Syria, otherwise called the Giant Cities of Bashan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Syrian Vineyard Workers Pausing for a Meal (recto); Text with Table (verso), published 1486. Creator: Erhard Reuwich
Syrian Vineyard Workers Pausing for a Meal (recto); Text with Table (verso), published 1486. From Sanctae Peregrinationes by Breydenbach (Mainz, 1486)

Natives and Costumes in Syria; The Stone Towns of Central Syria, otherwise called the... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Natives and Costumes in Syria; The Stone Towns of Central Syria, otherwise called the Giant Cities of Bashan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Halt by a Stream near El Arish, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Halt by a Stream near El Arish, 1857. Scene near El Arish - the Egyptian quarantine station, on the Syrian frontiers...On the other side of the river, where grow tall and graceful poplar-trees

Damas Mosquee De La Dervicherie Cekyeh, Syrie # 404, Printed c.1870. Creator: Felix Bonfils
Damas Mosquee De La Dervicherie Cekyeh, Syrie # 404, Printed c.1870

Vuie General De Balbek, Syrie #438, Printed c.1870. Creator: Felix Bonfils
Vuie General De Balbek, Syrie #438, Printed c.1870

Female Figure, 2nd millennium B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Female Figure, 2nd millennium B.C

View of the ruin of the arch of the colonnade at Palmyra, seen from the west, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of the ruin of the arch of the colonnade at Palmyra, seen from the west, 1745-1775

View of the ruin of the arch of the colonnade at Palmyra, seen from the east, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of the ruin of the arch of the colonnade at Palmyra, seen from the east, 1745-1775

View of the ruin of the arch of the colonnade at Palmyra, seen from the east, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of the ruin of the arch of the colonnade at Palmyra, seen from the east, 1745-1775

Deity, 15th-12th century B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Deity, 15th-12th century B.C

'L'occupation de Damas; L'emir Feycal, fils du cherif Hussein, roi du Hedjaz, entre... 1918
'L'occupation de Damas; L'emir Feycal, fils du cherif Hussein, roi du Hedjaz, entre a Damas le 2 octobre a la tete des troupes arabes

'L'occupation de Damas; La cavalerie arabe dans les faubourgs de la ville, ou les... 1918. Creator: Unknown
'L'occupation de Damas; La cavalerie arabe dans les faubourgs de la ville, ou les Australiens l'ont precedee le 30 septembre 1918, 1918

The Desert Route - Khan near Nahar-el-Kelb, the Ancient Lycus, three leagues from Beyrout, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Desert Route - Khan near Nahar-el-Kelb, the Ancient Lycus, three leagues from Beyrout, 1857. The Khan, as you perceive, is a wretched old affair, damp, and full of rubbish

View of the ruins of Monuments in Palmyra seen from the northwest side, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the ruins of Monuments in Palmyra seen from the northwest side, 1700-1799

View of the ruins of the bow of the column gallery in Palmyra, seen from the east side, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the ruins of the bow of the column gallery in Palmyra, seen from the east side, 1700-1799

Noonday Shelter, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Noonday Shelter, 1857. Middle Eastern scene. Here we come upon a wild son of the desert, who, together with his camel, is luxuriating in the shade afforded by the hut and the palm-tree

Landscape with Conversion of Saint Paul, 1600-1625. Creator: Kerstiaen de Keuninck
Landscape with Conversion of Saint Paul, 1600-1625

Children's Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British Embassy, at Pera, 1856. Party thrown by the wife of the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire

The Marriage of Zenobia and Odenatus, n.d. Creator: Justus van Egmont
The Marriage of Zenobia and Odenatus, n.d

Saint Simeon the Stylite, 1807. Creator: Greek School
Saint Simeon the Stylite, 1807

Robe, Syria, Ottoman period, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Robe, Syria, Ottoman period, 19th century

Emir Khanjar, the Prince of Baalbeck, Leader of the Insurrection of Damascus, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Emir Khanjar, the Prince of Baalbeck, Leader of the Insurrection of Damascus, 1850. Portrait of Khanjar bin Melhem Al-Harfouche

Bedouins of the Desert, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Bedouins of the Desert, 1850. The Bedouins...have never been conquered, nor were they ever in subjection at any time to foreign powers...they are independent of the Government as regards

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 the East: arrival of His Royal Highness at Beyrout, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales Visit to the East: arrival of His Royal Highness at Beyrout, 1862. The future King Edward VII in the Middle East. Engraving from a sketch by M

Attack of the People of Hams (recto), Calligraphy (verso), Folio from a Tarikh-i Alfi, c1594. Creator: Unknown
Attack of the People of Hams (recto), Calligraphy (verso), Folio from a Tarikh-i Alfi, c1594

"A Departure from Palmyra", by Carl Haag, in the exhibition of the Society of Painters... 1862
"A Departure from Palmyra", by Carl Haag, in the exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1862. We have rarely seen a drawing so small as that we have engraved so full of

Wool Tapestry Fragment, 3rd century. Creator: Unknown
Wool Tapestry Fragment, 3rd century

The Thieves on the Roof Awaken the Merchant, Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
The Thieves on the Roof Awaken the Merchant", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century

Ottoman and Persian, after 1450 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Ottoman and Persian, after 1450 A.D. c1915. Map of empires in the Middle East during the 15th-17th centuries: Ottoman Empire at the accession of Mohammed II, 1451 AD, Additions 1481-1683

Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A.D. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Rome, Persia, and Armenia

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