Hormuz Collection

Marco Polo / Returning
Marco Polo and his brother return via Ormuz in a boat - they bring with them an elephant

Ras Al Khyma Attacked
British attack on the pirate town of Ras-al-Khyma, on the Straits of Hormuz. (It will be attacked again in 1812 and subsequently.)

Schinss, Iran
A pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz. A British warship is anchored in the foreground

Hormuz, Iran in C16
The seaport of Hormuz (formerly Ormuz) is an important trade centre, taken in 1514 by the Portuguese who will keep it till 1622

Attack on Linga, Iran
British forces attack the pirate stronghold of Linga, on the Straits of Hormuz. Dhows are seen burning on the left

Ras Al Khyma Attack
British forces prepare to attack the pirate town of Ras- al-Khyma, on the Straits of Hormuz. (It will be attacked again in 1812 and subsequently.)

Iran / Lufi
A pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz. A British warship is anchored in the foreground

Island of Hormuz
A bird s-eye view of the trading city of Hormuz (earlier Ormuz, or Harmozia)

Iran Hormuz
Ancient view of Hormuz (then generally ka Ormuz) one of the principal trading centres between East and West, as indicated by the European ships

Syrians Go to Hormuz
Aleppo (Syrian) merchants travel to the twice-a-year market at Ormuz (Persian Gulf), the biggest trading place with the Orient

Iran / Hormuz C1600
From 1514 the Portuguese controlled this trading centre, constructing a citadel which was taken in 1622 by Persians aided by the English East India Company

Birds Eye View / Hormuz
View over the island city of Hormuz

View from the sea, Hormuz, Iran
A view from the sea of Hormuz, Iran -- an island in the Persian Gulf

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