Jahangir , 1569-1627, Kings and rulers, Kings and rulers--Mugol Empire--Pictorial works, Animal fighting in art--Elephants, Miniature painting, Mogul Empire
Miniature depicting a moment of royal entertainment: two mounted men - one of the riders is actually falling - control the elephants, as they fight... Show moreMiniature depicting a moment of royal entertainment: two mounted men - one of the riders is actually falling - control the elephants, as they fight before an audience. Servants hold fireworks on poles, prepared to help direct the elephant if necessary. Emperor Jahangir (r.1605–27) overlooks the scene from the balcony at Agra Fort. Title and date devised by Library staff. The miniature is laid down on gold speckled pink card between gold and polychrome borders. Inscription signature on the margin below "جهانگیر عمل مرکلان [...]". On the verso of the cardboard two erased stamps. On the verso of an additional cardboard now removed manuscript note "Jahangir contemplant un combat d'éléphant du fort d'Âgrâ. École Moghole. Delhi, fin 17e siècle (succession Essayan)" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0023 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26744892 BIB-ID: 2850335 Probably part of the property of Kevork Loris Essayan (1897-1981), son-in-law of the British-Armenian businessman and art collector Calouste Gulbenkian (1869–1955) and trustee of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Show less
Publié dans : "Histoire des hommes. En haut à droite : "Hist. des Hom. Part. anc. Tom. VI. pag. 40" BDF. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00169 Pri... Show morePublié dans : "Histoire des hommes. En haut à droite : "Hist. des Hom. Part. anc. Tom. VI. pag. 40" BDF. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00169 Print Map Item-ID: i17066359 BIB-ID: 1525301 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00094 Print Map Item-ID: i17065872 BIB-ID: 1525249 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00094 Print Map Item-ID: i17065872 BIB-ID: 1525249 Show less
Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Arabian Peninsula--Maps--Early works to 1800
Relief shown by soundings. "Longitude ouest du meridien de Greenwich. Echelle de lieues." " voyages, de M' de pages. Pl 4o." Main Heritage Compact... Show moreRelief shown by soundings. "Longitude ouest du meridien de Greenwich. Echelle de lieues." " voyages, de M' de pages. Pl 4o." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00044 Print Map Item-ID: i17065495 BIB-ID: 1525209 In French. Show less
Above neatline: "Vol. 9" "Page 482" Apparently from "An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Compiled from original... Show moreAbove neatline: "Vol. 9" "Page 482" Apparently from "An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Compiled from original authors. Illustrated with charts, maps, notes &c. and a general index to the whole. Vol. I. (- XVIII.). London:, printed for C. Bathurst, J. F. and C. Rivington, A. Hamilton, T. Payne, T. Longman, S. Crowder, B. Law, T. Becket, J. Robson, F. Newbery, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, J. and T. Bowles, S. Bladon, J. Murray, and W. Fox,, 1779--1781." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00007 Print Map Item-ID: i11401333 BIB-ID: 1172476 Show less
In : "Neptune oriental"/ Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Denis d'Après de Mannevillette, Paris : Demonville, 1775 Map shows coastal panoramic views in the Red... Show moreIn : "Neptune oriental"/ Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Denis d'Après de Mannevillette, Paris : Demonville, 1775 Map shows coastal panoramic views in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden "25. 2d." Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.01194 Print Map Item-ID: i11404851 BIB-ID: 1172828 Show less
Sr. Sanson. Relief shown pictorially. Title from top margin. Includes inset of North African coast. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00554 Print Map I... Show moreSr. Sanson. Relief shown pictorially. Title from top margin. Includes inset of North African coast. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00554 Print Map Item-ID: i11405090 BIB-ID: 1172852 Place names in French. Show less
Ethnology--Maps, Ethnology--Africa--Maps--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, G8200 1770 .F4
sur les opservations de messieurs de l'Academie royale de siences [sic] par N. de Fer, geographe de Monseigneur le Dauphin. The map depicts several... Show moresur les opservations de messieurs de l'Academie royale de siences [sic] par N. de Fer, geographe de Monseigneur le Dauphin. The map depicts several pictoral history of Africa with textual explaination, these pictures are places around the four pannels of the map. The continent is divided into political and geographical regions and around the sea and oceansare ships that discovered places given with dates and explaination. Relief shown by hachures. Title above the neat line: L'Afrique divisée selon l'étendue de ses principales parties ... Map flanked by illustrations, plans, and descriptions of the inhabitants of Africa. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01242 Print Map Item-ID: i11404991 BIB-ID: 1172842 Show less
Sr. Sanson. Relief shown pictorially. Title from top margin. Includes inset of North African coast. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00554 Print Map I... Show moreSr. Sanson. Relief shown pictorially. Title from top margin. Includes inset of North African coast. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00554 Print Map Item-ID: i11405090 BIB-ID: 1172852 Place names in French. Show less
recensio et explanatio, opera& studio Michaelis Casiri ... Main Heritage Shelves General Z6621.E75 B53 1760 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i23707574 BIB-ID: 2525779 Show morerecensio et explanatio, opera& studio Michaelis Casiri ... Main Heritage Shelves General Z6621.E75 B53 1760 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i23707574 BIB-ID: 2525779 Show less
Arabic language--Grammar, Arabic language--Grammar--Early works to 1800, Arabic language, Arabic language--Readers--Early works to 1800, Arabic literature, Arabic literature--Translations into Latin--Early works to 1800, PJ6305 .H57 1770
Signatures:)(⁸ A-2N⁸. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. Title vignette, head- and tailpieces. Colophon reads: Ienae ex typographia... Show moreSignatures:)(⁸ A-2N⁸. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. Title vignette, head- and tailpieces. Colophon reads: Ienae ex typographia Fickelscherriana MDCCLXX. "Chrestomathia Arabica, siue, Appendix varia textuum Arabicorum specimina cum Latina eorum translatione et adnotationibus quibusdam exhibans."--P. 255-562. Includes index at end. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ6305 .H57 1770 Book Item-ID: i10108580 BIB-ID: 1012494 Show less
