Ruscelli, Girolamo. Arabia Felice Nuova Tavola, 1561, engraved map presenting one of the earliest modern cartographic depictions of the Arabian Peninsula during the Renaissance expansion of geographic knowledge. Ruscelli, an Italian humanist and cartographer active in Venice, produced this map as part of the sixteenth century revival and reinterpretation of.....
Abd el-Kader was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion in the mid-19th century and founded the Algerian state. He was An Islamic scholar and Sufi who unexpectedly found himself leading a military campaign, he built up a collection of Algerian tribesmen.....
Collection of three original steel engravings of the Castle of the Sultan of Aden at Lahadj, 2 Arabian men shaking hands and a camel on a voyage, titled: "Chateau Du Saltan d'Aden a Lahadj," "Salut des Arabes," & "Chameau scelle pour le Voyage" from Picturesque Universe published by Firmin Didot.....
Set of original albumen photographs of an Arabian Bazaar, circa 1880's. The photos capture two different angles from different years at the same bazaar. In both photos, the bazaar is bustling with men in long white tunics buying and selling goods, while ours are seen resting in the shadow of.....
Original vintage albumen photo of Arab Warrior with a Shamshir Sword, circa 1875. 3.5" x 4.7" In this subtely powerful image we see an Arab warrior wearing a white keffiyeh and traditionally dressed clutching the handle of his shamshir sword and sword sheath. He is sitting on the ground and.....
A set of 4 original vintage photographs of Arab men with their camels and Arab women with children, published circa 1920s. Two photos per photocard. Overall size of photocards is 4.7" x 3.5." In the first set of photos a woman carries a heavy load next to another woman resting.....
Arabian American Oil Company. Aramco and Its World: Arabia and the Middle East. Washington, D.C.: Arabian American Oil Company, 1980. Printed in the Netherlands. Profusely illustrated with full-color photographs, maps, diagrams, and calligraphic reproductions. Original dark green leatherette with gilt lettering and ruling, matching gilt-lettered slipcase. A lavishly produced corporate.....
Aramco and Its World: Arabia and the Middle East. Washington, D.C.: Arabian American Oil Company, 1980. First edition, blue cloth issue with folding map. Missing dust jacket.Large quarto. 275 pages. Profusely illustrated with full-color photographs, maps, and diagrams, many double-page and some folding. Bound in publisher’s blue cloth with turquoise.....
Arabian American Oil Company. Aramco Handbook: Oil and the Middle East. Revised Edition. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: Arabian American Oil Company, July 1, 1968. Printed in the Netherlands by Joh. Enschede en Zonen–Haarlem. 276 pp. Profusely illustrated with color maps, black-and-white photographs, and diagrams. Original red cloth stamped in gilt and.....
Arabian American Oil Company. Aramco publications documenting American oil operations in Saudi Arabia record the expansion of U.S. corporate and geopolitical influence in the Middle East during the Cold War. Produced between 1959 and 1960, these materials present the infrastructure, labor systems, and public messaging surrounding Aramco’s operations, particularly the.....
Vintage original albumen photograph of a Bedouin with his white horse, published circa 1880. Image size: 7" x 9." In this image we can see a Bedouin horseman traditionally dressed in a thoab and kufiyya with igaal. The warrior is approaching his horse from the front. His majestic white steed.....
Nineteenth century albumen photographs depicting Bedouin camp life in the Arabian desert during the period when early photography began documenting nomadic societies of the Middle East. European photographers and travelers working across the Ottoman and Arabian regions during the nineteenth century frequently recorded images of desert encampments, tribal leaders, and.....
Vintage original albumen photograph of a Bedouin Warrior with his camel, published circa 1875. Image size: 8.25" x 11." In this image we can see a Bedouin traditionally dressed in a thoab and kufiyya. The warrior is standing in the desert holding the reins of his camel. The camel is.....
Albumen photograph, Bedouin cavalry charge, circa 1880, documents mounted warfare practices among nomadic groups in the Arabian desert during the late nineteenth century, a period when Bedouin tribal forces maintained regional influence through mobility, horsemanship, and control of desert routes. The image captures armed horsemen in coordinated motion with swords.....
A collection of 3 original photos of Bedouins in the Arabian desert in the 1920's. 5.5" x 3.5" Rev. George W. Breaden undertook a trip into Hedjaz via Ma'an and Akaba for the purpose of investigating the feasibility of opening up missionary and educational work in the Arabian Peninsula. He.....
Thomas, Bertram. The South-Eastern Borderlands of Rub' Al Khali. London: Royal Geographical Society, 1929. 24 pages. Includes photographic plates and a large fold-out colour map, measuring approximately). Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This outstanding expedition report predates most of Thomas' highly sought.....
19th century albumen photograph of camels traveling through an Arabian or North African Street. 10.5" x 8". Image shows three camels loaded with goods traveling through an street with people from the town in long robes going about their day. Two large palm trees grow on the dirt road. Mounted.....
D'Orbigny, Charles [Ed.] Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. 1849. Size 9.5" by 6." This original hand colored Arabian horse lithograph hails from the first edition of Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle, which is considered one of the premier encyclopedias of natural history of 19th century. Image of a strong Arabian horse in.....
Arabia Eudaemon ex Plinio LibVI, Beautiful original, hand colored, engraved map of the Arabian Peninsula printed in 1710 by Cluverius Brun. (A Ptolomic map. Copper Engraved.) Saudi Arabia. Titled: Arabia Eudaemon ex Plinio LibVI. Condition: General age related toning, vibrant coloring. Size (in inches): Measures approximately 8 1/2" x 12."Overall.....
Set of two original Mosque lithographs by David Roberts, extracted from the first quarto edition of his book "Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia," published in 1856. Plate numbers: 248, 224. Overall Print size: 7 ½" x 10 ½." These two mosque lithographs hail from David Robert's extremely.....
[Arabia] RUTTER, Eldon. The Hejaz. (The Geographical Journal. Vol. LXXVII. No. 2.) London: Royal Geographical Society, 1931. 13 pages, including 2 sketch-maps, plus photographic plates. In original blue wrappers as issued. This is a captivating account of the Rutter's expedition in Arabia, namely the Hejaz, at the time a forbidden.....
IRWIN, Eyles. A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage up the Red Sea, on the Coast of Arabia and Egypt; and of a Route through the Deserts of Thebais, Hitherto Unknown to the European Traveller, in the year MDCCLXXVII, in Letters to a Lady. Dublin: Sleater, Whitestone.....
Early twentieth century photograph documenting the Hajj pilgrimage at Mount Arafat near Mecca, one of the central ritual sites of the annual Islamic pilgrimage required of Muslims able to undertake the journey. The gathering at Mount Arafat, often called the “Standing at Arafat,” forms the spiritual climax of the Hajj.....
Unpublished sepia-toned photograph of pilgrims journeying to Mecca, circa 1921, documents the material and spatial realities of the Hajj in the early twentieth century, during a period of geopolitical transition in the Arabian Peninsula following the First World War. The image captures a vast encampment of white tents set against.....
Jocodus Hondius. "Persicum Regnum" Antique map, London, circa 1625. This bold map gives us the representation of Persia but unlike most maps of the last 500 years the Gulf region is not named "Sinus Persicus" but is titled "Sinus Arabicus," or Arabian Channel. This makes this map a scarce find.....
