This image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is... Show moreThis image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is the right center section of a four part panorama which includes Plates II, III, and V. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date from original item. Plate no. 4 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (IV). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Manuscript annotation in Arabic under the print "مكة المكرمة". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.11014-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2341408x BIB-ID: 2788811 Show less
Sale, George , 1697?-1736, Davenport, R. A. (Richard Alfred) , 1777?-1852, Qurʼan, Qurʼan--Translations into English, BP109 .Q73 1865
by George Sale ; with a memoir of the translator, and with various readings and illustrative notes from Savary's version of the Koran. 'A sketch of... Show moreby George Sale ; with a memoir of the translator, and with various readings and illustrative notes from Savary's version of the Koran. 'A sketch of the life of George Sale ' (p. [x]-xii). Bookplate of Sir Charles Nicholson inside front cover. Main Heritage Display General BP109 .Q73 1865 Book Item-ID: i15864819 BIB-ID: 1022365 Show less
Jesuits., Voyages and travels, Description and travel, BV2290 .L63 1762
Main Heritage Shelves General BV2290 .L63 1762 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10233933 BIB-ID: 1025029 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General BV2290 .L63 1762 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10233933 BIB-ID: 1025029 Show less
Jesuits., Voyages and travels, Description and travel, BV2290 .L63 1762
Main Heritage Shelves General BV2290 .L63 1762 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20244472 BIB-ID: 1025029 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General BV2290 .L63 1762 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20244472 BIB-ID: 1025029 Show less
Title and date from item. On the reverse, print is stamped 'Royal Air Force / Crown copyright reserved' "For Official Use Only" with pencil... Show moreTitle and date from item. On the reverse, print is stamped 'Royal Air Force / Crown copyright reserved' "For Official Use Only" with pencil annotations "203 FB", dated "10-4-31" "203B.252P" and titled with later pencil notes. Inscriptions directly into negative in the upper right corner probably refer to camera settings, as well as date and time of capture: 203.B.252.P MUSCAT LOOKING NW 29.3.31 0630 F6" 20'. The print is hole-punched on the upper left corner. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0013-0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26113739 BIB-ID: 2789374 Show less
دار الصياد (بيروت، لبنان), دولة قطر. وزارة الإعلام, Qatar. Ministry of Information, Pearl industry and trade, Pearl industry and trade--Qatar, Shipbuilding, Shipbuilding--Qatar, History
Title and date from item. The photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 295. Qatar, Pearl industry. On the... Show moreTitle and date from item. The photo is part of the Archives of Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Photograph n. 295. Qatar, Pearl industry. On the verso of the print there are the stamps of the Dār al-Ṣayyād Publishing House. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0010-0056 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23684525 BIB-ID: 2523454 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, History, Description and travel, DT305 .J13 1809, 916.4042 qJ13
by James Grey Jackson, Esq. "Illustrated with engravings." Errata: p. [1], at end. Spine title: Jackson's travels in Marocco. Includes bibliographical... Show moreby James Grey Jackson, Esq. "Illustrated with engravings." Errata: p. [1], at end. Spine title: Jackson's travels in Marocco. Includes bibliographical references. Show less
