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Maronite Christian in Lebanon  

Publication Date:  [1808-1826]
Creator:  Cousinéry, Marcel, 1759-1795
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Watercolors
Subjects:  Christianity
Men
Ethnic costume
Beards
Mustaches
Church buildings
Clothing
Asya -- Lübnan -- Keserwan İlçe -- Jounieh -- Bkerké
آسيا -- لبنان -- قضاء كسروان -- جونيه -- بكركي
Lebanese
Maronites
Churches
Maronite rite (Catholic Church)
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Persia and Arabia drawn and engraved by John Dower and published in London by Henry Teesdale & Co (MCA/01/01/06/40)  

Publication Date:  [1831]
Creator:  Dower, John
Publisher:  Henry Teesdale & Co
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 34x41 on sheet 38.5x48.5cm
Technique:  Coloured
Subjects:  Iran -- Maps
ایران -- آسیا
ایران -- نقشه ها
Middle East -- Maps
Arabian Peninsula -- Maps
شبه جزیره عربستان -- نقشه ها
شرق میانه -- نقشه ها
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Saba, ville en Perse by Adam Olearius and published in Leiden by Pierre vander Aa (Pieter van der Aa) (MCA/01/02/06/12)  

Publication Date:  [1719]/[1656]
Creator:  Olearius, Adam, 1603-1671
Publisher:  Pierre vander Aa
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  image 27x30 on sheet 34.5x45cm
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

Ciğerci  

Publication Date:  [1808-1826]
Creator:  Cousinéry, Marcel, 1759-1795
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Watercolors
Subjects:  Men
Ethnic costume
Turks
Mustaches
Clothing
Asya -- Türkiye -- Marmara Bölgesi -- İstanbul -- İstanbul
Avrupa -- Türkiye -- Marmara Bölgesi -- İstanbul -- İstanbul
Asia -- Turkey -- Marmara -- Istanbul -- Istanbul
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Part of Southern Pesia from Shiraz to Jashk from a survey by JR Preece, drawn by H A Milne, printed by W and AK Johnston and published in London as a Supplementary Paper by the Royal Geographical Society (MCA/01/02/02/03)  

Publication Date:  1885
Creator:  Preece, J. R.
Milne, H. A.
Publisher:  Royal Geographical Society
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 22x58.5 on sheet 28.5x67cm
Technique:  Coloured
Subjects:  ایران -- آسیا
Iran -- Shīrāz -- Maps
Iran -- Jāsk -- Maps
ایران -- شیراز -- نقشه ها
ایران -- جاسک -- نقشه ها
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

Pilgrim.  

Publication Date:  1855
Creator:  Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
بورتون، ريتشارد فرنسيس، سير، 1821-1890
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  H22 x W15.8 cm
Subjects:  Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
Hadj
Hajj
حج
حجاج بيت الله الحرام والحج
الحجاج المسلمين والحج
آسيا -- المملكة العربية السعودية -- مكة المكرمة -- مكة المكرمة
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

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

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

Alexandri Magni Macedonia Expeditio by Abraham Ortelius accompanied by a text with same title on the reverse (MCA/01/02/01/13)  

Publication Date:  1595
Creator:  Ortelius, Abraham
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 36x46 on sheet 43x52.5cm
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

L'Empire de Alexandre et ses Expeditions by mapmaker George Louis le Rouge and published in Paris (MCA/01/02/01/15)  

Publication Date:  [1746]
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 20.5x27.5 on sheet 24.5x36cm
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

Plan exact de Gomron ou du Bandar Abassi de L'Isle d'Ormus et des Isles voisines [An exact plan of Gomron or Bandar Abbasi, the Island of Hormuz and neighbouring islands] by Jean Baptiste Tavernier and published in Paris (MCA/01/02/04/05)  

Publication Date:  1676
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  map 24x36 on sheet 26.5x34.5cm
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

Grecque  

Publication Date:  [1808-1826]
Creator:  Cousinéry, Marcel, 1759-1795
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Watercolors
Subjects:  Men
Ethnic costume
Mustaches
Greeks
Clothing
Avrupa -- Yunanistan
Ευρώπη -- Ελλάδα
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Janissaire des ambassadeurs  

Creator:  Cousinéry, Marcel, 1759-1795
Material:  Paper, watercolor inks
Subjects:  Men
Ethnic costume
Janizaries
Mustaches
Pipes (Smoking)
Pipe smoking
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Palestine  

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

Indo-European telegraph : Landing the cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf  

Publication Date:  1865
Publisher:  The Illustrated London News
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Engraving
Subjects:  Cables
Telecommunication cables
Telegraph cables
کابلهای مخابراتی
کابل
کابل تلگراف
آسیا -- عراق -- محافظة البصرة -- الفاو‎‎ -- الفاو‎‎ بندر بزرگ
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Dr. Cyrus Ala'i

SubCollections

  • Egypt Collection at SOAS, University of LondonEgypt Collection Egypt Collection
  • 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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