Libyan Collection

Benghazi, Libya - Lungomare
Benghazi, Libya - the " Lungomare" (sea-walk) built by the Italians. Date: circa 1950s

LIBYA. TRIPOLI. Leptis Magna. Forum of Septimius Severus. Forum built after the rise to the empire of Lucius Septimius Severus in 193. Sculptural detail with Gorgons head. Roman art. Early Empire

The Sahara Desert, North west Africa - two camels stride across the sand, accompanied by their Bedouin owner. Date: circa 1915

Oracle of Jupiter-Ammon
ZEUS/JUPITER AMMON - the Libyan/Egyptian form of the god, who had a famous oracle at the oasis of Siwwa, Libya

LIBYA. Tadrart Acacus. Representation of giraffes (12.000-8000 BC). Neolithic art. Cave

Libya - Tripoli - Panoramic view. Note the imposing bulk of Tripoli Cathedral - converted to a Mosque by Muammar Gaddafis regime in 1970 Date: circa late 1930s

Cartoon with British and American tanks, WW2
Cartoon, political map of Libya with British and American tanks during the Second World War. circa 1942

Across the Libyan desert by motorcycle
Two motorcyclists crossed the Libyan desert from Cairo to Siwa and back again. This was the first time this had been done

Said Al Idris Senussi of Libya in Benghazi, WW2
Said Al Idris Senussi of Libya, guest of honour at British Officers Club, Benghazi, WW2 Date: circa 1944

Said Al Idris Senussi of Libya with Margarba tribe, WW2
Said Al Idris Senussi of Libya entertains a party of sheiks of the Margarba tribe, WW2 Date: circa 1944

Successful campaign in the Libyan desert. Italian soldiers about to trigger an underground device. Date: 1941

Antonov An-26 5A-DOH (msn 132-02) of Libyan Arab Air Cargo Date: circa 2005

Meridionali Ro. 37
(ex Regia Aeronautica) - Meridionali Ro.37, providing shelter for British servicemen after capture in the Libyan campaign, circa 1942. Date: circa 1942

The Great Baths - Leptis Magna, Libya
circa 1910s

Zeus - Jupiter Ammon
ZEUS/JUPITER AMMON - the Libyan/Egyptian form of the god, who had a famous oracle at the oasis of Siwwa, Libya

WW2 - The Free French Air Force in Africa Date: circa 1943

Libyan Street Scene Date: circa 1920s

The Italo-Turkish War - Tripoli occupied by Italy
The Italo-Turkish War - A postcard celebrating Tripoli being captured by Italy in 1911. Date: circa 1912

Street scene in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya, with people and camels. Date: circa 1920

LIBYA. Tadrart Acacus. Depiction of a hunting scene (circa 1500 BC). Neolithic art. Cave

LIBYA. Leptis Magna. Forum of Septimius Severus. Forum built after the rise to the empire of Lucius Septimius Severus in 193. Sculptural detail with Gorgons head. Roman art. Early Empire. Architecture

Libya. Leptis Magna. Archaeology
LIBYA. TRIPOLI. Leptis Magna. Roman theatre, built in 1 AD. Roman art. Early Empire

Defences of El Agheila, Libya, by G. H. Davis
Where Rommel planned to make his final stand in Libya during the Second World War: El Agheila and its formidable natural defences

City hall in Misrata, Libya
City hall with garage (right) and pharmacy (left) in Misrata, a city on the coast to the Mediterranean Sea in Libya. Date: circa 1910

Italo-Turkish War - Raffaele Borea Ricci d Olmo, Admiral
Italo-Turkish War - Raffaele Borea Ricci d Olmo, an Italian naval officer with the rank of Counter Admiral. He was the first Italian governor of Tripolitania

Libyan Traders Houses at Zinder, Niger, Africa. An important centre of the Trans-Saharan trade with the founding of the Sultanate of Damagaram in 1736 by Kanouri aristocrats. Date: circa 1910s

Italy warned by Menelik of dealing with the Ottoman Sultan
The Italians in Libya - Italo-Turkish War. Menelik I, the Emperor of Ethiopia (who had defeated Italy in 1889) warns Italy

Libya. Leptis Magna. Roman City. View of Macellum. 1st C. BC
Libya. Leptis Magna. City of the Roman Empire. View of Marketplace with the circular Macellum. 1st C. BC

Street of main banks, Tripoli, Libya
Street of main banks, including the Banco Sicilia on the right, in Tripoli, Libya. Date: circa 1920

Coptic and Ethiopian monks, west Ethiopian man and Libyan.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

WW2 - Free French Forces in Africa - who won victories at Mourzouk, Kufra, Massawa and Keren (Libyan Campaign). Date: circa 1943

Libya - Tripoli - narrow passage within the Old City Date: circa late 1930s

Libya - Tripoli - The seafront / Waterfront Date: circa late 1930s

Map of Northern Africa. Date: 1807

The Kings Palace, Tripoli, Libya
The Kings Palace (Palazzo Reale), Tripoli, Libya. The rather nice stamp features King Idris of Libya (1889-1983), who reigned from 1951 until he was deposed in a 1969 coup d etat by army officers led

Italo-Turkish War - Peace at the end of the war symbolically depicted by a handshake between Sultan Mehmed V and King Victor Emmanuel III - October, 1912

Fulbe woman from Cameroon
Cameroon, Africa - A seated bare-breasted Fulbe woman and a Fezzan bedouin arab woman from Southern Libya. Date: circa 1920s

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Courage
An Italian postcard entitled " Courage! Victory is Nigh!". The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

Scene in the Libyan or Western Desert, Egypt, with arabs, camels, and undulating sand dunes. Date: 1936

Italo-Turkish War - Landing Italian Troops at Tripoli on 11th October 1911. Date: 1911

Panorama of Tripoli, Libya with minarets and rooftops - at this stage under Ottoman occupation (pre-conquest by Italy). Date: circa 1910

Gadames, Libya - Interior of a Notable Home
Ghadames - an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya - Interior of a Notable Home. Date: circa 1910s

Junkers Ju 52 3m -pair of wrecks in the Libyan desert

Rosita Forbes at Jaghbub crossing the Sahara Desert
Rosita Forbes (1890-1967), English travel writer and explorer at Jaghbub (a remote desert oasis village in the eastern Libyan Desert)

Libya. Tadrart Acacus. Archaeology
LIBYA. Tadrart Acacus. Representation of a village (12.000-8000 a.C.). Neolithic art. Cave

German strong point in Libyan desert by G. H. Davis
A German strong point in the Libyan desert during the Second World War. A stealthy prelude to major events: how a watch is kept by the Allies on enemy movements. Date: 1942

German and Italian tanks in Libya by G. H. Davis
Panzer types: German and Italian tanks opposing British tanks in the Libyan desert during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Map of Egyptian coast and Libyan plateau by G. H. Davis
Where the fate of mankind may be decided: a panoramic map of the Egyptian coast and the Libyan plateau. The theatre of war in the Middle East during the Second World War

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