On the reverse, print is stamped 'Royal Air Force / Crown copyright reserved' with pencil annotations "203", dated "4-4-30" and titled with later... Show moreOn the reverse, print is stamped 'Royal Air Force / Crown copyright reserved' with pencil annotations "203", dated "4-4-30" and titled with later ink and pencil notes. Remaining part of the title: "Town of Kuwait on Arabian Coast In Persian Gulf. (Kuwait - Independent State Under Strong British Influence)". Inscriptions directly into negative in the upper right corner probably refer to camera settings, as well as date and time of capture: 203.B.96.P KUWAIT LOOKING N.W. 19.11.29 12.30 F=6" 1,000'. Print is hole-punched on the upper left corner. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0013-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26113727 BIB-ID: 2789373 Show less
TravelHarland, Marion , 1830-1922, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS48 .H37 1895
by Marion Harland ; profusely illustrated with many engravings from photographic views. Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of... Show moreby Marion Harland ; profusely illustrated with many engravings from photographic views. Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .H37 1895 Book Item-ID: i10237161 BIB-ID: 1025352 Show less
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca, Dagelijks leven, Islamieten, Volksgebruiken, Wetenschap, Social life and customs, DS248.M4 H933 2007
by C. Snouck Hurgronje ; translated by J.H. Monahan ; with an introd. by Jan Just Witkam. Photomechanical reprint of the 1931 ed., being a... Show moreby C. Snouck Hurgronje ; translated by J.H. Monahan ; with an introd. by Jan Just Witkam. Photomechanical reprint of the 1931 ed., being a translation of v. 2 of the author's Mekka. Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
Persian literature--History and criticism, History, DS258 .W37 1807
by Edward Scott Waring. European-printed edition, following an error-ridden edition published at Bombay in 1804. Includes a chapter on Arabian... Show moreby Edward Scott Waring. European-printed edition, following an error-ridden edition published at Bombay in 1804. Includes a chapter on Arabian horses, an early account of Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab and Wahhabi Islam, and passages on hawk-hunting and pearl fishing in the Arabian Gulf “from the 56th to the 48th degree east longitude”, i. e., essentially the Gulf coast from Ras al-Khaimah to Qatar and Bahrain and on to Kuwait. Early attempt at an encompassing description of Persia, by the Bengal civil servant Edward W. H. Scott-Waring (1783–1821). “Very rare” (Allibone). Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .W37 1807 Book Item-ID: i10044413 BIB-ID: 1006244 Show less
trans. and explained by ... J.L. Burckhardt ; [ed. by Sir W. Ouseley]. Show moretrans. and explained by ... J.L. Burckhardt ; [ed. by Sir W. Ouseley]. Show less
Bedouins, Bedouins--Arabian Peninsula, Folklore, Folklore--Arabian Peninsula, Folklore, Folklore--Arabie, Bédouins--Moeurs et coutumes, Bédouins--Arabie--Moeurs et coutumes, DS219.B4 M87 1928, 915
by Alois Musil ... published under the patronage of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts and of Charles R. Crane. Show moreby Alois Musil ... published under the patronage of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts and of Charles R. Crane. Show less
