Photograph showing pilgrims with tents, camels, and livestock gathered at the rest station of Arafat during the Hajj. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1889., Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date f ...

Vintage travel poster issued by the French railway company "Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée" advertising Palestine as a tourist destination. The poster is composed of two views. A main image and a second view titled "Bethleem" placed in the lower-right corner., ...

Vintage travel issued by the maritime company "Compagnie Générale Transatlantique" and the French railway company "Chemins de fer de Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée" advertising the Marseille-Algiers route and the combined services of the two companies as part of their effort to expand their offer for ...

Vintage travel poster issued by the tourist information office of Meknes and its surroundings, advertising the town of Moulay-Idriss as a tourist destination. The poster depicts a local market at the foot of the village., Title and date from item. The poster is titled, signed, dated and inscribed "A ...

This miniature portrait of a nobleman holding a falcon and remains of its prey (the bird's legs are held in the man's left hand) was part of an album of small court portraits prepared for Akbar I (1542-1605) Emperor of Hindustan. Portraits provided the emperor with a visual record of the members of ...

The Société Photographique El Beder was better know as the Castania Frères photographic studio. It was active in Smyrne in the 1880s., Title and date devised by Library staff. On the recto of the mount "El Beder Phot."; on the verso "Société Photographique EL BEDER Orient = شركة فطوغر� ...

Title and date devised by Library staff. On the recto of the card "C. Portier"; on the verso "C. PORTIER PHOTOGRAPHE 9, Rue Napoléon, 9 ALGER VOUS & TYPES DE TOUTE L'ALGÉRIE Magasin de vente Rue Bab-el-Oued Ce Cliché est conservé" ., Main Heritage Display General, HC.HP.2017.0015-0004, 2-D ...

Miniature depicting depicting the fourteenth Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur (r. 1748–54), born to Emperor Muhammad Shah (r. 1719–48). The emperor is enthroned on a terrace under a parasol and holds a yewellered ornament. The margins have a number of medallions with black naskh and two cartouc ...

The photograph depicts the Sultan in a typical portrait pose. He arrived in France in 1912 in Marseille and the event received great attention by the press. Portraits and interviews of the Sultan appeared in French and International Newspapers, such as La Esfera and The New York Times. In fact, it ...

Miniature depicting a bearded prince richly adorned, seated on a jewelled throne, the wall behind with two-headed eagles and confronted birds., Title and date devised by Library staff. The miniature is signed. The miniature is framed within polychrome and gold rule, laid down on card and mounted., M ...

Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (726) in the negative. Number in ink on the mount (105)., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016.0053-0068, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i26389794, BIB-ID: 2818011