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Background imageGulf Collection: Map of the Ancient Persian Empire

Map of the Ancient Persian Empire, encompassing Greece to the north west, Arabia to the south east, Egypt and Libya to the south west and deep in the Caucasus in the north east. Date: 1798

Background imageGulf Collection: HMS Victorious (R38) approaching the Persian Gulf

HMS Victorious (R38) approaching the Persian Gulf, 3 July 1961. de Havilland Sea Vixens, Supermarine Scimitars and Westland Whirlwinds line the flightdeck

Background imageGulf Collection: Royal Scots Dragoon Guards & Gulf War Tank

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards & Gulf War Tank
A charge by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiners & Greys) and a Commanding Officers Tank of the same regiment in action during the First Gulf War in Iraq. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageGulf Collection: Pallanza from Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore, Italy

Pallanza from Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore, Italy Isola Bella is one of the Borromean Islands of Lago Maggiore in northern Italy

Background imageGulf Collection: Naples, Italy - View toward the city and Mount Vesuvius

Naples, Italy - View toward the city and Mount Vesuvius Date: 1904

Background imageGulf Collection: Map of Persia (Iran)

Map of Persia (Iran) - all place names in their Latin form. The ancient realms of Assyria, Babylonia Date: 1807

Background imageGulf Collection: Ufos / Gulf Breeze

Ufos / Gulf Breeze
Ed Walters goes out of his house to get a better view of a UFO, is zapped by a blue beam and lifted off the ground

Background imageGulf Collection: Cooling Buoys Icing the Gulf Stream to Chill the Enemy

Cooling Buoys Icing the Gulf Stream to Chill the Enemy
British U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic, showing mine-like cooling-buoys armed with icing apparatus for lowing the Gulf Stream temperature and the morable! Date: 1941

Background imageGulf Collection: Map, route of Santa Fe Railroad, USA

Map, route of Santa Fe Railroad, USA
Map showing the route of the Santa Fe Railroad, USA, from the Great Lakes in the east, to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, and the Pacific coast in the west

Background imageGulf Collection: Native vessels, Manama Pier, Bahrain, Persian Gulf

Native vessels, Manama Pier, Bahrain, Persian Gulf
Native vessels by the pier at Manama, capital of Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Background imageGulf Collection: High Street, San Fernando, Trinidad, West Indies

High Street, San Fernando, Trinidad, West Indies
High Street, San Fernando, Gulf of Paria, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGulf Collection: Stages of the pearl fishery industry in the Persian Gulf. Date: 1902

Stages of the pearl fishery industry in the Persian Gulf. Date: 1902

Background imageGulf Collection: Pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf

Pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf
The Pearl Fishery in the Persian Gulf. Sidi-Arab diver with pince-nez. The Mosquito Fleet at anchor. The divers at work below. Apparatus used by the divers. Date: 1881

Background imageGulf Collection: TriStar at Farnborough

TriStar at Farnborough
Lockheed L.1011 TriStar A4O-TY of Gulf Air at Farnborough Air Show 1976 Date: 1976

Background imageGulf Collection: Church of Agios Nikolaos. Aegina. Greece

Church of Agios Nikolaos. Aegina. Greece
Greece. Aegina. Church of Agios Nikolaos. Exterior. Aegina Island

Background imageGulf Collection: Gulf of Stora near Philippeville (Skikda), Algeria

Gulf of Stora near Philippeville (Skikda), Algeria
Gulf of Stora on the Mediterranean, near Philippeville (Skikda), Algeria. Date: circa 1905

Background imageGulf Collection: A Texans eye view of the USA

A Texans eye view of the USA, with a certain state having slightly more georgraphical significance than the physical reality....!! Date: circa 1930s

Background imageGulf Collection: Pannonia and Illyrica, Persian Gulf

Pannonia and Illyrica, Persian Gulf

Background imageGulf Collection: Gulf of Smirna, Asia

Gulf of Smirna, Asia

Background imageGulf Collection: Map of the territory of New Spain

Map of the territory of New Spain. Historia de la Conquista de Mexico, poblacion, y progresos de la America septentrional, conocida por el nombre de Nueva Espana (History of the Conquest of Mexico)

Background imageGulf Collection: Gulf of Guinea. Coffee plantation on the island of Sao Tome

Gulf of Guinea. Coffee plantation on the island of Sao Tome
History of Africa. 19th century. Gulf of Guinea. Coffee plantation on the island of Saint Thome. Alvaro Caminha founded the colony of Sao Tome in 1493. Engraving

Background imageGulf Collection: Marabout Oasis near Misrata, Gulf of Sidra, Libya

Marabout Oasis near Misrata, Gulf of Sidra, Libya Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGulf Collection: A Village in the Island of Poros

A Village in the Island of Poros
Oil painting showing a village in Poros, a Green Island in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf. Date: circa 1930

Background imageGulf Collection: The Shah of Bahrain's New Yacht

The Shah of Bahrain's New Yacht
H H Sheik Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942) was ruler of Bahrain from 1932 until his death. This yacht was presented to him by the Bahrain Petroleum Company

Background imageGulf Collection: AgustaWestland AW189 A7-GAB

AgustaWestland AW189 A7-GAB (msn 49010), of Gulf Helicopters, at Luqa, Malta. Date: circa 2017

Background imageGulf Collection: North American T-39N Sabreliner N314NT - 165522

North American T-39N Sabreliner N314NT - 165522
United States Navy - North American T-39N Sabreliner N314NT - 165522 (msn 282-28, NA-265-40 Sabreliner 40), of VT-86, on the apron at NAS Pensacola, Florida

Background imageGulf Collection: Boeing 767-3P6ER A40-GV

Boeing 767-3P6ER A40-GV (msn 26235, line number 502) of Gulf Air, at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport in September 1997. Date: 1997

Background imageGulf Collection: Kuwait: the single oilfield whose yield now exceeds Persias highest production

Kuwait: the single oilfield whose yield now exceeds Persias highest production. Page from the Illustrated London News, 22nd December 1951. Date: 1951

Background imageGulf Collection: The Fabulously Rich Oilfield of Kuwait: aspects new and old of the tiny state

The Fabulously Rich Oilfield of Kuwait: aspects new and old of the tiny state. Page from the Illustrated London News, 22nd December 1951. Date: 1951

Background imageGulf Collection: Delphi, Valley of Plaistos and Gulf of Corinth, Greece

Delphi, Valley of Plaistos and Gulf of Corinth, Greece
Delphi, Valley of Plaistos and distant Gulf of Corinth, Greece Date: 1903

Background imageGulf Collection: North American T-28B Trojan 137680

North American T-28B Trojan 137680
United States Marine Corps - North American T-28B Trojan 137680 (msn 200-43), from Marine Corps Air Station Quantico, seen at Guide de la Ville Airport on 12 January 1969

Background imageGulf Collection: Dassault Falcon 50 9K-AEF

Dassault Falcon 50 9K-AEF (nsn 40), of Gulf International, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1982

Background imageGulf Collection: Lota, Chile. Biobio Region

Lota, Chile. Biobio Region
Vintage 19th century photograph: Lota, Chile. Lota is a city and commune located in the center of Chile on the Gulf of Arauco, in the southern Concepcion Province of the Biobio Region

Background imageGulf Collection: Aragonese medieval castle next to Ischia, Naples, Italy

Aragonese medieval castle next to Ischia, Naples, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Aragonese Castle is a medieval castle next to Ischia, at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, Italy

Background imageGulf Collection: The arrival of a Russian Steamship at Suez, a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt

The arrival of a Russian Steamship at Suez, a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal Date: circa 1908

Background imageGulf Collection: Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Italy

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Italy
EVintage 19th century photograph: ruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Italy

Background imageGulf Collection: Chiefs from Arabia and the Gulf visiting the King, 1919

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

Background imageGulf Collection: Gulf coast spiny softshell turtle and endangered

Gulf coast spiny softshell turtle and endangered
Gulf coast spiny softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera, and endangered green turtle, Chelonia mydas. Handcolored engraving by Oudet after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Background imageGulf Collection: Souvenir postcard of the Suez Canal, Egypt

Souvenir postcard of the Suez Canal, Egypt. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageGulf Collection: CS Patrick Stewart, British cable ship, Reshire, Middle East

CS Patrick Stewart, British cable ship, Reshire, Middle East
CS Patrick Stewart, British cable ship, at Reshire, Middle East (Persian Gulf). Date: 1907

Background imageGulf Collection: Combat of Spanish Frigates

Combat of Spanish Frigates
The Blanca and the Villa-de-Madrid against an escadre of Chilean-Peruvian ships in the Gulf of Chiloe, by Abtao island. After a long cannonade with no victor, the Spanish withdrew

Background imageGulf Collection: Sweetmeat seller, Lahej Bazaar, Gulf of Aden, Arabia

Sweetmeat seller, Lahej Bazaar, Gulf of Aden, Arabia
Jewish sweetmeat seller, Lahej (Abdali, Al Houta) Bazaar, Gulf of Aden, Arabia (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922

Background imageGulf Collection: Somali woman with hookah, Gulf of Aden, Arabia

Somali woman with hookah, Gulf of Aden, Arabia
Somali woman relaxing with a hookah, Gulf of Aden, Arabia. Date: 1922

Background imageGulf Collection: Map of Morocco, 1601

Map of Morocco, 1601
Map of Morocco, north, africa, african, 1601. 1601

Background imageGulf Collection: Canal Company office, Port Tewfik (Suez Port) in Suez, Egypt

Canal Company office, Port Tewfik (Suez Port) in Suez, Egypt. Date: circa 1900

Background imageGulf Collection: Stock Share Certificate - First Gulf Beach Bank and Trust Co

Stock Share Certificate - First Gulf Beach Bank and Trust Company, St Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA, 100 shares. 1971

Background imageGulf Collection: Dassault Falcon 50 9K-AEF

Dassault Falcon 50 9K-AEF (nsn 40), of Gulf International, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1982

Background imageGulf Collection: Sikorsky S-62A 5B-CBU

Sikorsky S-62A 5B-CBU (msn 62-107), of Gulf Helicopters, at Doha International Airport, (registered in Cyprus), with S-62A 5B-CBS in the background. Date: circa 1975



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