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Carte Marine de la Mer Caspiene levee suivant les ordres de S M Czariene [Marine chart of the Caspian Sea drawn up following the orders of His Majesty the Czar] par Mr Carl Vanverden by Guillaume Delisle (De Lisle) and published in Amsterdam by Reinier Ottens (MCA/01/02/03/04)  

Publication Date:  1723
Publisher:  Reinier Ottens
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  top map 54x61 on sheet 64x65cm; lower map 46x59.5 on sheet 54x64.5cm
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

Portrait of David Livingstone  

Publication Date:  [1798-1844]
Material:  Gouache on paper
Measurements:  H16.3 x W12 cm
Subjects:  Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
Afrika -- Botswana -- Kweneng distrik -- Kumakwane -- Kolobeng Mission
Aferika -- Botswana -- Kgaolo ya Kweneng -- Kumakwane -- Kolobeng
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  On permanent loan from the Council for World Mission Archive.

Illustrated texts on the story of the 28 Buddhas, 8 arahants, Shwedagon pagoda and Jakata stories (OS MS 381240)  

Material:  Paper
Measurements:  35 x 53
Subjects:  Buddhism
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Persia and Afghanistan published by Rand McNally & Co. in Chicago (MCA/01/01/07/07)  

Publication Date:  1895, 1902
Publisher:  Rand McNally & Co
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 23.5x32 on sheet 28x35.5cm
Technique:  Coloured
Subjects:  ایران -- آسیا
Asia -- Afghanistan
Asia -- Pakistan -- Balochistan
اسیا -- افغانستان
اسیا -- پاکستان -- بلوچستان
ਏਸ਼ੀਆ - ਅਫਗਾਨਿਸਤਾਨ
ਏਸ਼ੀਆ - ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ - ਬਲੋਚਿਸਤਾਨ
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr Cyrus Ala'i

Ancient Mosque, Sultanieh  

Publisher:  The Graphic
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Mosques
مسجد
آسیا -- ایران -- استان زنجان -- سلطانيه -- گنبد سلطانیه
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

[Manual of astrological works] (MS 381239)  

Publication Date:  ? late 19th or early 20th century
Format:  1 folding book
Material:  Handmade papers
Measurements:  24x9
Subjects:  Astrology
Magical healing
Healing
Charms
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Hikayat Si-Miskin (MS 37071)  

Publication Date:  1842
Format:  1 manuscript volume
Material:  blue-green European paper
Measurements:  27 x 18.5
Source Institution:  SOAS, Univerity of London
Donor:  Purchased by Kegan Paul

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

Male and female butchers : from an album of Company paintings of occupations and festivals  

Publication Date:  1830
Material:  Watercolour on paper
Measurements:  H35 x W22 cm
Subjects:  Butchers
एशिया -- भारत -- तमिलनाडु
ஆசியா -- இந்தியா -- தமிழ்நாடு
மாமிசம்
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Formerly owned by Rev. William Thompson (1811-1889). On permanent loan from the Council for World Mission Archive.

Visit of Tanzanian Ambassador, meeting with the new Director, Sir Michael McWilliam  

Publication Date:  01/10/1989
Technique:  Colour prints
Subjects:  McWilliam, Michael, 1933-
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Shah in Paris: Reception at the Arc de Triomphe by the Prefect of the Seine and municipal council  

Publication Date:  1873
Publisher:  The Illustrated London News
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Nāṣir al-Dīn Shāh, Shah of Iran, 1831-1896
Nasir al-Din Shah, Shah of Iran, 1831-1896
ناصرالدین شاه قاجار
Princess Shokuh-ol-saltaneh
Haussmann, Georges Eugène, baron, 1809-1891
بارون اوسمان
آسیا -- فرانسه -- ایل-دو-فرانس -- پاریس -- طاق پیروزی (پاریس)
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

La Persia [mapmaker S F Castell published in Valencia by Antonio Balle] (MCA/01/01/09/01)  

Publication Date:  [1729]
Publisher:  Antonio Balle
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map13.5x16.5 on sheet 17.5x24cm
Technique:  Black and white
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

Bathing in Sri Lanka  

Publication Date:  1960
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 neg ILFORD PANCHROMATIC FP3
Subjects:  Baths
Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

The Empire of Persia engraved by C Smith and E Jones and published in London by Laurie & Whittle (MCA/01/01/06/20)  

Publication Date:  1802
Publisher:  Laurie & Whittle
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 20.5x25 on sheet 25.5x28.5cm
Technique:  Hand coloured
Subjects:  ایران -- آسیا
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Tombs of the Prophet Muḥammad and the Caliphs Abū Bakr and ‘Umar.  

Publication Date:  1637-1638 CE
Creator:  Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (d 1465); mystic
الجزولي، محمد بن سليمان، 807-870 هـ
Jazūlī, Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, ?-1465
Material:  Watercolour, gold and ink on paper
Measurements:  H18.5 x W12.7cm
Subjects:  Green Dome
القبة الخضراء
Al-Masjid an-Nabawī
Mosque of the Prophet (Medina, Saudi Arabia)
المسجد النبوي‎
Masjid al-Nabawī al-Sharīf
مسجد النبوي الشريف
آسيا -- المملكة العربية السعودية -- المدينة المنورة -- المدينة المنورة -- المسجد النبوي
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Donated by E.J. Parsal, Esq. 1921

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