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Tower of Babel  

Publication Date:  1479
Creator:  Rolevinck, Werner, 1425-1502
Rolewinck, Werner
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  H28.6 x W20 cm
Subjects:  Babylon
בָּבֶל
Βαβυλών
بابل‎
آسيا -- العراق -- بابل -- الحلة -- أطلال بابل
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Gaston Auboneau collection.

Juive de Constantinople  

Publication Date:  [1808-1826]
Creator:  Cousinéry, Marcel, 1759-1795
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Watercolors
Subjects:  Women
Ethnic costume
Turks
Clothing
Asya -- Türkiye -- Marmara Bölgesi -- İstanbul -- İstanbul
Avrupa -- Türkiye -- Marmara Bölgesi -- İstanbul -- İstanbul
Asia -- Turkey -- Marmara -- Istanbul -- Istanbul
Jews
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

[Ships:] "Abdulla" transport; the "Feroze"; "Punjaub"; and "Assaye" shelling the old Portuguese battery, Indus flat.  

Publication Date:  1857
Publisher:  The Illustrated London News
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Warships
Ships
آسیا -- ایران -- استان بوشهر -- بوشهر
Anglo–Persian War (1856-1857)
جنگ بوشهر (1856-1857)
کشتی ها
کشتی جنگی
Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations
انگلیس و فارسی جنگ (1856-1857)
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Palestine  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Creator:  [S.n.]
Publisher:  W. & A.K. Johnston
Subjects:  آسيا -- فلسطين
אסיה -- פלסטין
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Divan [collected poems]  

Publication Date:  [16th century]
Creator:  الحافظ الشيرازي، محمد شمس الدين، حو. 729-حو. 792 هـ
Shams al Din Muhammad Hafiz Shiraz (d 1389), poet
Ḥāfiẓ, active 14th century
Shams al-Dīn Muhammad Hafiz Shīrazī
Material:  Watercolour, gold and ink on paper
Measurements:  H20.8 x W12.2 cm
Subjects:  Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian
آسیا -- ایران -- فارس -- شیراز
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Donated by Mr R.S.Greenshields, 1931.

Imperii Persici delineatio ex scriptis Geographicis Arabum et Persarum [Imperial Persia drawn from Arabian and Persian writings] by mapmakers Christoph Weigel and Adriano Relando, published in Nuremberg (MCA/01/01/05/03)  

Publication Date:  [1719]
Creator:  Wigel, Christoph
Reelant, Adriaan, 1676-1718
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 33x41 on sheet 37.5x46cm
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

Persian dervish  

Publication Date:  1885
Creator:  R., J. R.
Publisher:  The Graphic
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Men
Dervishes
آسیا -- ایران
مردان
درویش
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Hamziyya  

Publication Date:  1652
Creator:  Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296?
Muhammad Kijumwa
Al-Hinawy, Mbarak, Sheikh-Sir, 1896-1959
Sayyid Idarus bin Athman
Athman bin Al-Kadhi
،البوصيري، شرف الدين محمد بن سعيد 1213?-1296?
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  H22.6 x W16
Subjects:  Islam
Swahili poetry
Religious beliefs
Kijuma, Muhammad
Kiswahili mashairi
Uislamu
Imani za kidini
Faith
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

1789 Janissaire  

Creator:  Cousinéry, Marcel, 1759-1795
Material:  Paper, watercolor inks
Subjects:  Men
Ethnic costume
Janizaries
Boots
Basmak
Başmak
Beards
Hats
Canes
Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)
Walking sticks
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Christian liturgical texts in Bohairic Coptic with Arabic glosses  

Publication Date:  ? 18th century
Material:  Parchment remounted on modern paper
Measurements:  H20.5 x W13.5 cm
Subjects:  Coptic Church -- Liturgy
أفريقيا -- مصر -- القاهرة -- القاهرة
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Purchased from Luzac and Co.

A mapp of the Empire of the Sophie of Persia with its severall provinces designed by Moncr Sanson, Geographer to ye French king published in London by Richard Blome (MCA/01/01/06/03)  

Publication Date:  [1670/69]
Creator:  Blome, Richard
Sanson, Guillaume
Publisher:  Richard Blome (Bloome)
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 25.5x39.5 on sheet 34.5x42.5cm
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

Empire d'Alexandre drawn up under the direction of J Migeon by Charles Lacoste, lettering by A Bizet, engraving by L Smith published in Paris by J Migeon (MCA/01/02/01/21)  

Publication Date:  [1874]
Publisher:  J. Migeon
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 31x42 on sheet 39.5x53cm
Technique:  Coloured
Subjects:  ایران -- آسیا
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Pretre armenien  

Publication Date:  [1808-1826]
Creator:  Cousinéry, Marcel, 1759-1795
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Watercolors
Subjects:  Priests
Men
Ethnic costume
Beards
Mustaches
Եվրոպա -- Հայաստան
Clothing
Armenians
Avrupa -- Ermenistan
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

انشاى مرواريد  

Publication Date:  [17th century]
Creator:  بياني كرماني، عبد الله بن محمد
Bayānī, Shihāb al-Dīn ʻAbd Allāh Murvārīd Kirmānī, 1460 or 1461-1516
Format:  fol. 104.
Subjects:  Letter writing, Persian
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

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  • Iran Collection at SOAS, University of LondonIran Collection at SOAS, University of London Iran Collection at SOAS, University of London
  • Iraq Collection at SOAS, University of LondonIraq Collection at SOAS, University of London Iraq Collection at SOAS, University of London
  • Israel and Hebrew collections at SOAS, University of LondonIsrael Collection at SOAS, University of London Israel Collection at SOAS, University of London
  • Kuwait CollectionKuwait Collection Kuwait Collection
  • Lebanon Collection at SOAS, University of LondonLebanon Collection at SOAS, University of London Lebanon Collection at SOAS, University of London
  • Oman Collections at SOAS University of LondonOman Collections at SOAS University of London Oman Collections at SOAS University of London
  • Palestine Collection at SOAS, University of LondonPalestine Collection at SOAS, University of London Palestine Collection at SOAS, University of London
  • Saudi Arabia Collection at SOAS, University of LondonSaudi Arabia Collection at SOAS, University of London Saudi Arabia Collection at SOAS, University of London
  • Syria Collection at SOAS, University of LondonSyria Collection at SOAS, University of London Syria Collection at SOAS, University of London
  • Ottoman & Turkey Collection at SOAS, University of LondonOttoman & Turkey Collection at SOAS, University of London Ottoman & Turkey Collection at SOAS, University of London
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