Tigris River 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

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

River boat on the Tigris, Mosul, Mesopotamia, 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

River craft laden with melons, Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq, 1917-1919

Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq, 1917-1919

Waiting for the troop barges to arrive, Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq, 1917-1919

Women water carriers, Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq, 1917-1919

River craft laden with melons, Tigris River, 1917-1919

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

Right bank of the Tigris River and Samarra, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

British troops unloading dates on the shore of the Tigris river, 1918. The two decker barge used to move British troops up the Tigris from Amarah to Baghdad hit a merchant ship

Crossing the Tigris river on inflated goat skins, 1918

Two decker barge used to move British troops up the Tigris from Amarah to Baghdad, 1918

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

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