Tigris Collection

View on the Tigris, near Djebar; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View on the Tigris, near Djebar; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

View on the shores of the Tigris; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View on the shores of the Tigris; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Milk women and Arabs crossing the Tigris; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Milk women and Arabs crossing the Tigris; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Kelek, or raft of inflated skins, on the Tigris; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Kelek, or raft of inflated skins, on the Tigris; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Tobias and the angel, 1690. Creator: Eglon Hendrik van der Neer
Tobias and the angel, 1690....a great fish rose up, its huge mouth open wide as if to swallow him. "Use your staff, " called Raphael

Kut-el-Amara avant les evenements actuels : chargement d'un chaland sur la rive du Tigre, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Kut-el-Amara avant les evenements actuels : chargement d'un chaland sur la rive du Tigre, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Baghdad in the Days of Mansur, 1915. Creator: Edmund Sandars
Baghdad in the Days of Mansur, 1915. Aerial view of the walled city of Baghdad (modern-day Iraq) as it might have appeared in the 8th century AD

Physical Map of the Ottoman Empire, c1915. Creator: Unknown
Physical Map of the Ottoman Empire, c1915. Map showing the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus, the Middle East, the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, what is now Turkey, and part of Egypt

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

The Omayyad Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 748 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
The Omayyad Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 748 A.D. c1915. Map of the Mediterranean and Near East, showing the Kingdom of Mohammed, Additions under the Caliphs

View of Bagdad, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of Bagdad, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Siege of Baghdad, Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama... 839 A.H. / A.D
Siege of Baghdad, Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victory) of Sharaf al-din Ali Yazdi, Dhu l Hijja 839 A.H./A.D. June-July 1436

The Hour of Fate on the Tigris, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The Hour of Fate on the Tigris, 1916. The Mesopotamian campaign on the Middle Eastern front was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers of the Ottoman Empire

Authors Routes in Asiatic Turkey, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Authors Routes in Asiatic Turkey, c1915. Map showing the journeys of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes (1879-1919) who travelled through Palestine, Iraq, Syria

Pre-Persian, circa 600 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Pre-Persian, circa 600 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and near East, showing the ancient civilisations of empires of Lydia, Media, Babylonia, Independent States, and free Greek cities

Rome v. Parthia, circa 50 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Rome v. Parthia, circa 50 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Rome, Parthia, Armenia, and Protected and Independent States

Persian, circa 500 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Persian, circa 500 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient Persian empire and Independent States

Post-Persian, circa 188 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Post-Persian, circa 188 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Pergamum, Seleucid, Free Greek States, Gauls, Ptolemy, and Independent States

Map illustrating the Operations in the Persian Gulf, First World War, 1915, (c1920)....showing the British oil pipe guarded against the Turkish attacks and the advance up the Tigris to Amara

British oil pipeline in the Middle East, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
British oil pipeline in the Middle East, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Map illustrating the Operations in the Persian Gulf; showing the British oil pipe guarded against the Turkish attacks

Mosul, Chief Town of Al-Jezireh (Mesopotamia), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mosul, Chief Town of Al-Jezireh (Mesopotamia), 1890. Mosul city on the Tigris river in Iraq, in late 9th century was seized by Turkish dynasts

A British Position on the River Tigris, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A British Position on the River Tigris, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Photograph by a British airman

Arab Village on the Bank of the Tigris, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Arab Village on the Bank of the Tigris, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Amara, Tigris Bank, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Amara, Tigris Bank, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Sheet 9, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Unloading cargo from a boat, Muhaila, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Unloading cargo from a boat, Muhaila, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris, Baghdad, Iraq, 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Baghdad from an aeroplane, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Baghdad from an aeroplane, Iraq, 1925. RAF official photograph. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Modern Baghdad, the City of Caliphs, Iraq 1925. Artist: A Kerim
Modern Baghdad, the City of Caliphs, Iraq 1925. A print from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, published by Hasso Bros, Rotophot AG, Berlin, 1925

Alan Cobhams De Havilland DH50 landing on the Tigris, Iraq, 1926. During his Australia and Back flight. Cobham (1894-1973) set several records for long-distance flights

Mosul bridge, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918
Mosul bridge over the Tigris, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Boat setting sail on the River Tigris, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Amara, on the River Tigris, Mesopotamia, 1918
Amara on the left bank of the River Tigris, Mesopotamia, 1918. The city of Al-Amarah, also spelled Amara. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire

River boat on the Tigris, Mosul, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Old ruin on the banks of the Tigris River, Mosul, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Red Cross river boat going up the Tigris River, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Tigris River, Samarra, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918. The new nation of Iraq came into being in 1921

Lower pontoon bridge, Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918
Lower pontoon bridge over the Tigris, Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

The Tigris River from the 31st British general hospital, Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918
Right bank of the Tigris River, from the 31st British general hospital, Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire

British general headquarters, Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WWI, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

A bridge over the river Tigris, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Women collecting water at on the Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq, 1917-1919

View of Mosul from the River Tigris, Iraq, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Baghdad, Iraq, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

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