Eastern Collection (page 6)

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

The Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, aerial view Date: circa 1920s

Map of Third Crusade and Childrens Crusade
Map of the Third Crusade and the Childrens Crusade, showing various routes and territories. Date: 1190

Salamander, newt, olm and siren
Near Eastern fire salamander a, Salamandra infraimmaculata, southern crested newt b, Triturus karelinii, olm or proteus c, Proteus anguinus, and greater siren d, Siren lacertina

Eastern prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica (Opuntia vulgaris). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Box label, Lings Turkish Delight

Shocking result of binding girls feet, China, East Asia
The shocking result of binding girls feet in China, East Asia, meaning that in adult life the woman cannot walk properly, but only hobble. Date: 1922

Nubian women and girl, Sudan, East Central Africa
Three Nubian women and a girl in patterned textiles, Sudan, East Central Africa. Date: 1922

DEAD RUSSIANS
Dead Soviet troops in a trench. Date: 1942-43

Two Eritrean Warriors - Eritrea, East Africa
circa 1910s

Meru Women - Kenya
circa 1910s

No. 2001 Cock o the North - LNER - Gresley P2 class steam locomotive. 1934

Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars of The RNAS - Middle East
Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars of The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), developed in 1914 and used during the First World War as pictured here (possibly in Egypt)

The Golden Man, Saka warrior of south-eastern Kazakhstan
Saka (Scythian) warrior of Issyk Kurgan, from a skeleton found in a burial mound in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The discovery was named The Golden Man because of the rich burial goods included with it

Aladdin, pantomime, New Theatre Royal, Windsor

Ismidt (Izmit), Turkey
Izmit, Turkey - houses a harbour 87 km southeast of Istanbul. The Eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire between 286-324 AD

King Sisowath of Cambodia
King Sisowath or Sisawat (1840-1927) of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate), wearing royal regalia. He reigned from 1904 until his death. Date: circa 1910s

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

Upper Class Japanese Couple - Wedding Photograph
Upper Class Japanese Couple - Official Wedding Photograph. Date: circa 1930s

Market Place - A Quarter of Baghdad, Iraq. Date: 1910s

The Blue Lagoon - Jean Lasalle
Fantasy card - painting by Jean Lasalle - The Blue Lagoon Series (1/4) Date: circa 1910s

Chateau de Chillon, south of Veytaux, Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Chateau de Chillon. Chillon Castle is an island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud

Aerial view above The Sphinx, Giza, Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1920s

Southill Park, the seat of William Henry Whitbread
Southill Park, Bedfordshire, the seat of William Henry Whitbread, of the brewing family. Georgian house with gardens landscaped by Capability Brown

Portrait of Roman Emperor Olybrius
Roman Emperor Olybrius, died 472. Anicius Olybrius Augustus, Western Roman Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

Portrait of Roman Emperor Avitus
Roman Emperor Avitus, 395-456. Marcus Maecilius Flavius Eparchius Avitus, Western Roman Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma

Portrait of Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus
Roman Emperor Flavius Romulus Augustus, died 476. Romulus Augustulus, last Western Roman Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma

A man of Bethlehem by John Morgan (1822 - 1885), English Victorian genre painter. Date: 1889

Cartoon, The Sphinx is Silent (Disraeli foreign policy)
Cartoon, The Sphinx is Silent -- Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister, depicted as the Sphinx, with people below begging him to speak

Shrews and moles
Water shrew, Neomys fodiens, Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus, common shrew, Sorex araneus, star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata, European mole, Talpa europaea, and eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus

Eastern correa, Correa reflexa var. cardinalis (Correa cardinalis). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Eastern hemlock or Canadian hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (Hemlock spruce, Pinus canadensis). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Bedouin tribesmen in Egyptian desert, WW1
Bedouin tribesmen riding camels in the Egyptian desert, 21 November 1914, in the early stages of the First World War. It was men like these who fought with Lawrence of Arabia. 1914

South Jersey hand-blown glass pitcher with lily pad design
Popular Art in the USA - South Jersey hand-blown glass pitcher with lily pad design. mid-19th century

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

King Sisowath of Cambodia, South East Asia
King Sisowath or Sisawat (1840-1927) of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate), wearing royal regalia. He reigned from 1904 until his death. Date: circa early 20th century

Two young women in traditional dress, Bulgaria
Two young women in traditional dress in a Bulgarian street, with long plaited hair and coin decorations. Date: 1922

The Emperor on his Throne of Gold, Vietnam (Annam)
The Emperor on his Throne of Gold, Vietnam (then known as Annam). As the son of heaven, he is dressed in his ritual robes and holds in his hands the sacred rule, a tablet of wood. Date: 1922

The Pyramids of Egypt and the Sphinx. circa 1735

German East Africa - a Mango Tree full of fruit
circa 1910s

Nablus (Naplouse) with Mount Gerizim, Palestine
Panoramic view of Nablus (Naplouse) with Mount Gerizim, Palestine. circa 1909

Croydon Airport - de Havilland DH. 89a Dragon Rapide G-AEXO
de Havilland DH.89a Dragon Rapide G-AEXO (msn 6368) of North Eastern Airways Ltd. approaching to land at Croydon Airport. G-AEXO was first registered on 19.05.37

Boeing 727-23 Whisperjet N8137N of Eastern Airlines Date: 1970s

Tree of the Janissaries - Park by St Irene, Istanbul, Turkey
Tree of the Janissaries - in the park by Saint Irene (Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene), is a Greek Eastern Orthodox church, Istanbul, Turkey. Located in the outer courtyard of Topkapi Palace. Date: 1930s

L. N. E. R. Camping Coach - accomodates six persons
L.N.E.R. Camping Coach - accomodates six persons and equipped with every requisite for a camping holiday. A rent of 3 a week in high season... Date: 1930s

Train on the Vienna to Budapest railway, Austria-Hungary. Date: circa 1900

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

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