William Home Lizars (1788-1859) Lizars was a Scottish engraver and painter and the son of the engraver Daniel Lizars. This map appears identical... Show moreWilliam Home Lizars (1788-1859) Lizars was a Scottish engraver and painter and the son of the engraver Daniel Lizars. This map appears identical to the one his father Daniel engraved for the "Edinburgh geographical and historical Atlas" published by John Hamilton in 1831. It is plate 47 of the atlas. Relief is shown by hachures. The map shows towns and other settlements, oases, caravan routes, etc, Qatar is marked on the map as Catura and a hint of the Qatar peninsula can be seen on the map. Previously this region of the northern shore of Arabia was depicted as flat and it had only begun to be mapped at the very time of the publication of the original map made by Daniel Lizars. The pearl banks in the region of Qatar are also labeled. published by W. Lizars, Edinburgh. "XLVII" appears in upper left corner. From: The Edinburgh geographical and historical atlas, 1831. Borders Arabia, Arabia Petraea, Egypt, Nubia and Abyssinia. Suez canal marked by pen. Routes of Caravans to Mecca from different directions shown. Published by W.Lizers Edinburgh. [ben. marg. middle.] Scale: British Statute Miles, 240 [low. r. h.] Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00468 Print Map Item-ID: i11401291 BIB-ID: 1172472 Show less
Nautical chart Title devised by staff Depths indicated by stippling Map is in Portuguese with some placenames in Latin Tropics and Equator marked. Lat... Show moreNautical chart Title devised by staff Depths indicated by stippling Map is in Portuguese with some placenames in Latin Tropics and Equator marked. Lat.degrees given on a meridian E. of tip of Arabian Peninsula. This chart gives the coasts and islands of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Persian Gulf,from G. Pigena ( N. of Cape Town ) to the tip of Ceylon. Sandbanks and rocks marked. One compass rose [low. r.]. ß with rhumb lines. On the left are plans of the harbour of Mobaça, Mosanbique, Sofala and Ilha de Sacatora.BM. Maps. 66945 (3). Appears in Relation de divers voyages curieux....par Melchisédek Thévenot. Paris,1696. fol. (Tibbetts) The chart also includes insets of the key trading posts and harbors at Mombassa, Mozambique and Sofala, as well as a detail chart of the island of Socotra, the primary Portugese trading points after rounding the Cape of Good Hope en route to India. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00410 Print Map Item-ID: i11401151 BIB-ID: 1172458 Show less
printed by R. Juigné. Likely early 19th century Map is surrounded by text explaining the geography, demography, and history of Africa Apparently from... Show moreprinted by R. Juigné. Likely early 19th century Map is surrounded by text explaining the geography, demography, and history of Africa Apparently from an English translation/edition of Las Casas' "Atlas historique, généalogique chronologique et géographique" Relief shown by pictorially and by hachures. Text entitled "Of Africa, plan of the map, its contents, directions, &c." in pannels surrounding the map. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00414 Print Map Item-ID: i11401187 BIB-ID: 1172461 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 134. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0034 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21912968 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 134. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0034 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21912968 BIB-ID: 2345365 Show less
British--History, British--Middle East--History--20th century, Tribes, Tribes--Arabian Peninsula, Bedouin, Bedouin--Arabian Peninsula, History
Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 131. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0031 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21912373 BIB-ID:... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 131. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0031 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21912373 BIB-ID: 2344650 Show less
The Shammar are a tribal confederation made up of three main branches: the Abdah, the Aslam, and the Zoba. Dhari ibn Tawala was the chief of the... Show moreThe Shammar are a tribal confederation made up of three main branches: the Abdah, the Aslam, and the Zoba. Dhari ibn Tawala was the chief of the Aslam Shammar, a group that also nowadays counts most of his members between Arabia and Iraq. He met John Philby in November 2017, in Zubayr, where the leading tribes leaders had been invited to discuss their involvement in the Arab Revolt. "Dhari was the pivot of the whole arrangement, the link between the desert and the sown [...]" (Philby, John, Heart of Arabia, London, Constable, 1922, p. 238). Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 124. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0001-0024 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21898820 BIB-ID: 2337814 Philby, H. St. J. B. (Harry St. John Bridger), 1885-1960. Heart of Arabia. London, Constable, 1922. Show less
Administrative and political divisions, Maps, G7521.F7 1794 .A5
published by Laurie & Whittle, as the Act Directs 12th May, 1794. Covers Arabian Peninsula eastward to the Persian Gulf and northward to Iraq and... Show morepublished by Laurie & Whittle, as the Act Directs 12th May, 1794. Covers Arabian Peninsula eastward to the Persian Gulf and northward to Iraq and Desert of Syria, and the Red Sea Region including Egypt, Turkish Nubia (Ottoman Empire), and Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Shows physical and ethnographic features, settlements, caravan trails, and tribal affiliation. Title from decorated cartouche. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Includes geographic notes on selected locations. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00045 Print Map Item-ID: i17065501 BIB-ID: 1525210 Show less
Administrative and political divisions, Maps, G7521.F7 1794 .A5
published by Laurie & Whittle, as the Act Directs 12th May, 1794. Covers Arabian Peninsula eastward to the Persian Gulf and northward to Iraq and... Show morepublished by Laurie & Whittle, as the Act Directs 12th May, 1794. Covers Arabian Peninsula eastward to the Persian Gulf and northward to Iraq and Desert of Syria, and the Red Sea Region including Egypt, Turkish Nubia (Ottoman Empire), and Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Shows physical and ethnographic features, settlements, caravan trails, and tribal affiliation. Title from decorated cartouche. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Includes geographic notes on selected locations. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00051 Print Map Item-ID: i17065562 BIB-ID: 1525216 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General PJ91 .P67 1553 Book Item-ID: i10077704 BIB-ID: 1009406 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General PJ91 .P67 1553 Book Item-ID: i10077704 BIB-ID: 1009406 Show less
Ausgrabung, Descriptions et voyages, DS70 .L39 1853, 935.02
By Austen H. Layard. Main Heritage Shelves General DS70 .L39 1853 Book Item-ID: i15635909 BIB-ID: 1009800 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show moreBy Austen H. Layard. Main Heritage Shelves General DS70 .L39 1853 Book Item-ID: i15635909 BIB-ID: 1009800 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
