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The Caspian Sea drawn by the Czar's special command by Carl van Verden in the year 1719, 1720 and 1722 this exact copy is done by H Moll Geographer and published in London (MCA/01/02/03/06)  

Publication Date:  [1729]
Creator:  Moll, Herman, -1732
Publisher:  J. Brotherton
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 27x21 on sheet 34x22.5cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Caspian Sea -- 1722
دریای خزر -- 1722
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Hikayat Wafat Nabi  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Creator:  [S.l.]
Material:  Paper
Subjects:  Malay literature
Kesusasteraan Melayu
Malay poetry
Puisi Melayu
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Hadithi ya Qiyama (MS 380530a)  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Format:  25 leaves
Technique:  Typescript
In black type, with marks in pencil and red ink
Subjects:  Islam
Swahili poetry
Religious belief
Utenzi
Death
Heaven
ابن المهيب، محمد ابو بكر
Kiswahili mashairi
Uislamu
Kifo
Imani za kidini
Mbinguni
Kuzimu
Muhammad, Mtume, -632
Prophet Mohammed
Faith
Hell -- Islam
Muḥammad, Prophet, -649
Source Institution:  Archives and Special Collections

His Imperial Majesty Nasar-Ed-Din, the Shah of Persia, now visiting England for the second time  

Publisher:  The Graphic
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  آسیا -- ایران -- استان تهران -- تهران -- مجموعه سعدآباد
Nāṣir al-Dīn Shāh, Shah of Iran, 1831-1896
Nasir al-Din Shah, Shah of Iran, 1831-1896
ناصرالدین شاه قاجار
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

نظم اور مدح اعلی حضرت ادورد هفتم بادشاه سلطنت متحده (MS. 32592)  

Creator:  Hafiz, 1862-1924
حفیظ
Ḥafīẓ, 1862-1924
Nazrur Rahman Hafeez of Patna
Format:  1 manuscript volume
Material:  Paper
Subjects:  Urdu poetry -- 20th century
اردو شاعری -- بیسویں صدی
Source Institution:  SOAS, Univerity of London

Map of the Island of Kishm (Qeshm) to accompany the paper by Lieut Col Lewis Pelly published in London for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by John Murray (MCA/01/02/04/07)  

Publication Date:  [1864]
Publisher:  John Murray
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 11x18 on sheet 14x22cm
Technique:  Coloured
Subjects:  ایران -- آسیا
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

A new and accurate map of Persia with the adjacent countries, drawn from the most approved modern maps & The whole being regulated by astronomical observations by Emmanuel Bowen and published in London (MCA/01/01/06/10)  

Publication Date:  [1752]
Creator:  Bowen, Emanuel
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 35x42.5 on sheet 48x60.5cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Teheran, the capital of Persia  

Publication Date:  1873
Publisher:  The Illustrated London News
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Cemeteries
آسیا -- ایران -- استان تهران -- تهران
Dokhmas
دخمه
گورستان
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Persia published by F Bartholemew Lloyd & Co in Edinburgh (MCA/01/01/06/57)  

Publication Date:  [1850]
Publisher:  F. Bartholemew Lloyd & Co
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 45x54.5 on sheet 51.5x64cm
Technique:  Coloured
Subjects:  ایران -- آسیا
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Baby doll covered by a cloth, Crucifix  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Creator:  Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995
Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995
Haimendorf, Christoph Von Fürer- (1909-1995); anthropologist
Material:  Photographic film: 35mm B&W negative, Ilford : Fine Grain F
Subjects:  Amérique du Nord -- Mexique
América del Norte -- México
Crosses
Dolls
Crucifijo
Muñeca
Croix
Crucifix
Poupées
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Arba'un Hadithan [Forty Tradition]  

Creator:  Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman Jami (1414-1492), poet
الجامي، عبد الرحمن بن أحمد، 817-898 هـ
Jāmī, 1414-1492
Nūr al-Dīn 'Abd al-Raḥmān Jāmī
Material:  Watercolour, gold and ink on paper
Measurements:  H24.2 x W15.2 cm
Subjects:  آسیا -- ایران
Hadith -- Early works to 1800.
حديث نبوي
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Donated in 1938 on behalf of the late Mr R. S.Greenshields.

Verschiedene Prospecte der vornemsten Stadten in Persien [Various views of the most prominent cities in Persia]  

Publication Date:  [1716]
Creator:  Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Publisher:  Johann Baptist Homann ( Nuremberg )
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  image 49x58cm on sheet 52x60cm
Technique:  Copper etching. Hand coloured
Subjects:  Maps -- Early works to 1800
ایران -- آسیا
نقشه ها -- کارهای اولیه، تا 1800
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Principal gates of the Shah's palace, Teheran  

Publication Date:  1885
Publisher:  The Graphic
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Palaces
کاخ
آسیا -- ایران -- استان تهران -- تهران -- مجموعه سعدآباد
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Shah at Manchester : Inspecting a piece of calico printed with Persian words of welcome  

Creator:  R., C.
Publisher:  The Illustrated London News
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Calico
Muslin
چلوار
آسیا -- انگلستان -- منچستر بزرگ -- منچستر --
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Divan-I-Khaneh, at Teheran  

Publication Date:  1857
Publisher:  The Illustrated London News
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  آسیا -- ایران -- استان تهران -- تهران
Salons
Reception rooms
اتاق نشیمن
سالن
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

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