Portait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war... Show morePortait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war in Hejaz and he enjoyed a particularly close relationship with T. E. Lawrence, as described in Seven Pillars of Wisdom. He was King of Syria from 1918-1920 and later King of Iraq from 1921-1933. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 105. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001.0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21806226 BIB-ID: 2328325 Show less
Portait of Abdullah bin Hussein, commander of the Arab Eastern Army. He played a key role in the guerrilla revolt, in particular because of the... Show morePortait of Abdullah bin Hussein, commander of the Arab Eastern Army. He played a key role in the guerrilla revolt, in particular because of the besiege of Taif and Medina and of the sabotage of the Hejaz Railway. He was the ruling Emir of Transjordan under the British Mandate from 1921 to 1946, when he became king of the independent nation of Jordan. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 106. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21806238 BIB-ID: 2328326 Show less
Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward) , 1888-1935, History
Thomas Lowell took this photo of Lawrence in Jerusalem, probably in 1918, when he was working as war correspondent in Palestine, during World War I... Show moreThomas Lowell took this photo of Lawrence in Jerusalem, probably in 1918, when he was working as war correspondent in Palestine, during World War I. After the war, he launched the “Lawrence of Arabia” legend, using many images and films he realized when he was following T.E. Lawrence and the Arab forces. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 102. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21805921 BIB-ID: 2327314 Show less
Portait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war... Show morePortait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war in Hejaz and he enjoyed a particularly close relationship with T. E. Lawrence, as described in Seven Pillars of Wisdom. He was King of Syria from 1918-1920 and later King of Iraq from 1921-1933. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 103. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21806007 BIB-ID: 2328318 Show less
Philby, H. St. J. B. (Harry St. John Bridger) , 1885-1960, History, History
Sheikh Ibrahim of al-Zubayr participated in the organization of the Arab Revolt, helping Sergeant John Philby in putting together the leading tribe... Show moreSheikh Ibrahim of al-Zubayr participated in the organization of the Arab Revolt, helping Sergeant John Philby in putting together the leading tribe chiefs. In his book Heart of Arabia, Philby says that "[...] the desert alliance in this sector [i.e. Mesopotamia] was formally completed with the inclusion of Ibrahim, Shaikh of Zubayr, as the guide, philosopher and friend of all parties concerned." (Philby, John, Heart of Arabia, London, Constable, 1922, p. 238). The author also points out that "In him the British cause has a friend who has never wavered in his allegiance [...]" (Ibid., p. 239). Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 107. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21806822 BIB-ID: 2335870 Show less
Philby, H. St. J. B. (Harry St. John Bridger) , 1885-1960, History
Together with T.E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, Sergeant John Philby was a key player in the Arab Revolt. Like Lawrence and Bell, he was first of... Show moreTogether with T.E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, Sergeant John Philby was a key player in the Arab Revolt. Like Lawrence and Bell, he was first of all an Arabicist and an explorer, especially known for his accounts Heart of Arabia (1922) and The Empty Quarter (1932). In 1917 Philby arrived in al-Zubayr where is introduced to the Sheikh Ibrahim by Lieutenant A.H. Roberts: "[...] by nightfall I was deposited at the door of the Assistant Political Officer of Zubair, Lieutenant A. H. Roberts, with whom I proceeded at once to the Shaikh's residence, whither we had been bidden for dinner" (Philby, John, Heart of Arabia, London, Constable, 1922, p. 239). He chose to live in Arabia and became special adviser of Ibn Saūd and supported him in the negotiate with the British, during the Arab Revolt (1917-1918), and later on with the United States, once petroleum was discovered at the end of the 1930s. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 109. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0009 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21840374 BIB-ID: 2336407 Philby, H. St. J. B. (Harry St. John Bridger), 1885-1960. Heart of Arabia. London, Constable, 1922. Show less
The map is based on a 19th century commercially produced British map of Arabia (likely circa 1870 or earlier). The slide has been altered by... Show moreThe map is based on a 19th century commercially produced British map of Arabia (likely circa 1870 or earlier). The slide has been altered by painting over the areas showing Africa, Persia, and the Levant. The area left shows Arabia and the British mandate in Iraq though it excludes British Mandatory Palestine. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 101. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24466943 BIB-ID: 2141110 Show less
Portait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war... Show morePortait of Faisal bin Hussein, the commander of the Arab Northern Army during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He spent most of the war in Hejaz and he enjoyed a particularly close relationship with T. E. Lawrence, as described in Seven Pillars of Wisdom. He was King of Syria from 1918-1920 and later King of Iraq from 1921-1933. Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 104. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21806214 BIB-ID: 2328324 Show less
Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward) , 1888-1935, History
Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph portraits T. E. Lawrence in Bedouin costumes, probably in Wejh. The coastal city of Wejh was... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. The photograph portraits T. E. Lawrence in Bedouin costumes, probably in Wejh. The coastal city of Wejh was to be the base for attacks on the Hejaz railway during the Arab Revolt. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2017.0017 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24217384 BIB-ID: 2557243 Imperial War Museum, London. Published in Tabachnick, S. E., & Matheson, C. (1988). Images of Lawrence. London: J. Cape., p. 50. Show less