Arabs Collection

Poster for French railways to Morocco
Poster for French railways, serving Tangier, Casablanca, Marrakech and other exotic locations

Claverton Street Chapel, Pimlico, London (now demolished)

Emir Faisal at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia)
Emir Faisal (1883-1933) at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia) during the First World War. He later became Faisal I of Iraq

View of Mount Carmel, Israel. Date: early 20th century

Bedouins and camels in the desert, Egypt
A group of bedouins and their camels in the desert, Egypt. Date: early 20th century

Narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
A narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Biplane with crew and arabs in the desert, Iraq
A biplane in the desert with crew and arabs, somewhere in Iraq

Guiscard Defeats Arabs
The Saracens and Greeks are defeated by a Norman prince, Robert Guiscard, who rides triumphally into Palermo and takes the title of Count of Sicily

Poster, The New Road to the East. 20th century

Griffon preaching to the Maronites of Mount Lebanon
Griffon, preaching to the Maronites of Mount Lebanon, is aided by a miracle -- God moves the sun so that its rays illumine the church from the east, not the west

Six girls learning Arabic at school, Egypt
Six Egyptian girls in a classroom learning Arabic from a male teacher -- a recent trend in extending educational opportunities to girls

Arabs and Jews seeking food after burning of Alexandria, war in Egypt Date: 1882

Nomadic Arabs. Date: 1872

Damascus. Engraving by Ransonnette

Jerusalem. Valley of Josaphat. Engraving by Aubert

Jerusalem. Pulpit on the platform of the Mosque of Omar. Engraving by Emile Rouargue

Jerusalem. Dome of the Rock. Engraving by Ransonnette
Jerusalem. Dome of the Rock, at the center of the Temple Mount or Jerusalem's Holy Esplanade. Engraving by Ransonnette

Jerusalem. View of a city street. Entrance to the Mount of Temple. Engraving by Ransonnette

Averroes (1126-1198). Muslim Andalusi philosopher
Averroes (Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd) (1126-1198). Muslim Andalusi philosopher and physician, teacher of Islamic law and philosophy. Engraving by Serra Pausas

Al-Andalus. Period of civil war between the Umayyad
Iberian Peninsula. Al-Andalus. Sulayman al-Musta'in or Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (d. 1016). Fifth Umayyad caliph of the Caliphate of Cordoba (1009-1010) and (1013-1016)

Iberian peninsula. Battle of Calatanazor (July)
Iberian peninsula. Battle of Calatanazor (July 1002)

Abu Amir al-Mansur (ca. 939-1002). Ruler of
Abu Amir al-Mansur (ca. 939-1002). Muslim Arab Andalusi military leader and statesman. Ruler of the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba (978-1002). Equestrian portrait. Engraving by Serra Pausas

Abd al-Rahman III (891-961). Umayyad caliph of
Abd al-Rahman III (Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad) (891-961). Last Ummayad Emir of Cordoba (912-929) and first Umayyad caliph of Cordoba (929-961). Portrait. Engraving by Serra Pausas

A sheik rewards a brave youth in the Sahara, 18th century
Reward for bravery among the Mougeare (descendants of Portuguese and Arabs) nomadic people of the Sahara

Egypt, Cairo. Courtyard and ablution fountain in the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Egypt, Cairo. Courtyard and ablution fountain in the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Egypt, Bellianah. Post and telegraph offices between Alexandria and Cairo. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Box label, Lings Turkish Delight

Berber man of Northern Sahara, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1922

BAREFOOT GIRL / BREAD 1905
A generous girl gives a poor street girl some bread outside a bakers shop Date: 1905

Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent, Syria
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent in the Syrian desert in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

Chiefs from Arabia and the Gulf visiting the King, 1919
Seeing the sights of London: some of the chiefs from Central Arabia and the Gulf Littoral on a mission to King George V in 1919

Herb seller in street, chatting to a customer, Egypt
Herb seller in the street, chatting to a customer outside her home, Egypt. Date: 1922

Hamitic nomadic woman and two children, Aswan, Egypt
Hamitic nomadic woman and two children, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt. Date: 1922

Egyptian woman in face veil with gilt cylinder, Egypt
Egyptian woman in a face veil (burko) made of black crepe with a gilt cylinder holding it away from her nose and mouth, Egypt. Date: 1922

Felucca with lateen sails on the River Nile, Egypt
A felucca, a sailing boat with two lateen (triangular) sails, on the River Nile, Egypt. Date: 1922

Civil and Telegraph Office, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Civil and Telegraph Office, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

A Bedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkey
Bedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkey to take a rest. He is surrounded by sheep Date: 2005

A Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock, Syria
A Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock of sheep in a long line across the empty wastes of the Syrian desert in Syria Date: 2005

Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert, one plays a rababah
Two Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert. Both sit on a carpet. One of them plays a rababah, or rebab, a goat skin string instrument Date: circa 1995

Portrait of middle aged Syrian Bedouin woman with tattoos
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

Weavers preparing silk for the looms, Cairo, Egypt Date: 1898

Serving Turkish Coffee Drink Street Trade Trader
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Prince Mohamed Ali, brother of the Khedive
Prince Mohamed Ali, brother of His Highness the Khedive Date: 1898

Luncheon in the streets of Cairo, Egypt Date: 1898

Lesson Hour at Bulak, Egypt Date: 1898

Itinerant musician with monkey and donkey, Cairo, Egypt Date: 1898

Family Conveyance in Cairo, Egypt Date: 1898

Fakir Arab Arabs Drink Selling Aromatic Water
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Coppersmith's Workshop in Khan-el-Khalil, Egypt Date: 1898

Bridal Coach - Souvenir of Egypt, 1898
Bridal Coach, Egypt Date: 1898

Arabians Arab Arabs Arabian Middle East Trade
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Arabian grocer's shop, Cairo, Egypt Date: 1898

The Motor Picture Book, A Motor Tractor in the Desert Date: 1930

Victory of Heraclius over the Saracens. Miniature. Le Miroir
Victory of Heraclius over the Saracens. Fol. 65v. Miniature in Le Miroir Historial by Vincent de Beauvais (c.1190-c.1264). French school. 15th century. Conde Museum. Castle of Chantilly. France

Israel Palestine Holy Land Middle East 1920s
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Arab man by Dead Sea, Holy Land
Arab man seated on the shore of the Dead Sea, Holy Land. Date: 1920s

Fellah's makeshift hut, Dead Sea, Holy Land
A makeshift hut constructed by a fellah (Arab peasant, farmer or agricultural labourer), by the Dead Sea, Holy Land. It is made of sticks, mats and oil cans. Date: 1920s

Tomb of Lazarus, Holy Land. Date: circa 1870

Title page with vignette of enslaved man with chain around his neck under a palm tree. Copperplate engraving from Rev

Arab dance and costume, Syria. Date: 1840

Arab family, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1840

Victorian scrap, Bedouin Arab. circa 1890

Arabian camels, resting with their owners. Date: 1841

Sword dance by Bedouin Arabs near the valley
Sword dance by nomadic Bedouin Arabs near the valley of the kings in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni

Music cover, In a Persian Market, Intermezzo Scene, by Albert W Ketelbey, arranged for piano solo. Date: 1920

Frieze, Egyptian scene with pyramids and camels

Advertisement, Thomas Cooks Nile Service. 1912

Woman in face veil with child on her shoulder, Cairo, Egypt
Woman in face veil (burko) with gilt tube, carrying a child on her shoulder, Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922

Arab cobbler at work in his shop, Cairo, Egypt, making the traditional pointed red leather slippers. Date: 1922

Men playing game of draughts in a courtyard, Egypt
Two men playing a game of draughts in a courtyard while a friend sits alongside, Egypt. They are smoking a double nargileh (nargile, hookah) which sits on the ground between them. Date: 1922

Rich man, dancing woman and beggar, Cairo, Egypt
Rich man, dancing woman and beggar passing the time in the native quarter of Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922

View of colonnades in El-Merdani Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
View of colonnades in the courtyard of the El-Merdani Mosque (Amir al-Maridani Mosque), Cairo, Egypt, dating back to the 14th century. Date: 1922

Men at work in Tentmakers Bazaar, Cairo, Egypt
Men at work on a decorative awning in the Tentmakers Bazaar, Cairo, Egypt, with another piece on display on the wall behind them. Date: 1922

Old shops in booksellers row, Cairo, Egypt
Old shops with fretted woodwork in booksellers row, Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922

Boys and girls outside their homes, Port Said, Egypt
Boys and girls standing outside their rickety, timber-built homes, Port Said, Egypt. Date: 1922

General view of Cairo, Egypt, from the Mokattam (Mukattam) Hills, with the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque in the near distance. Date: 1922

Arab woman with goatskin butter churn, near Cairo, Egypt
Arab woman with a goatskin butter churn suspended from the broken stem of a date palm, at a village near Cairo, Egypt. A woman stands alongside with a child sitting on her shoulder. Date: 1922

Bisharin tribesman of the Nubian Desert, near Aswan, Egypt
Bisharin tribesman of the Nubian Desert, living at an encampment near Assuan (Aswan), Egypt. He is holding a large sword. Date: 1922

Arab pottery shop and shopkeeper, Cairo, Egypt, with a water carrier standing on the left. Date: 1922

Woman in face veil drawing water from a jar, Egypt
Woman in a face veil decorated with coins, drawing water from an earthenware jar which helps to keep the water cool, Egypt. Date: 1922

Arab fisherman winding twine for nets, Port Said, Egypt. Date: 1922

Spiral wooden pump used for water supply, Egypt
A man making a spiral pump made of wood, known as a tabut, used for water supply, seen mainly in the Lower Delta area of Egypt. Date: 1922

Water supply using a shaduf, Egypt
Water supply using a shaduf (shadoof), Egypt, used by farmers for irrigation of their land. Date: 1922

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