Levant Collection (page 6)

The Comte de Saint-Priest, Ambassador of France to the Sublime Porte at Constantinople
CHT224109 The Comte de Saint-Priest, Ambassador of France to the Sublime Porte at Constantinople, 1768-84 with his dragoman (interpreter) (Indian ink and wash on paper) by French School

Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium, and santonica
Wormwood or absinthe, Artemisia absinthium, and santonica or Levant wormseed, Artemisia cina. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Map of the Holy land in Old Testament times by Mons l Abbe de la Grive
STC255316 Map of the Holy land in Old Testament times by Mons l Abbe de la Grive, 1772 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French

Indian berry, fish berry or Levant nut, Anamirta cocculus, Coque du Levant. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Turkish wartycabbage or Turkish rocket, Bunias orientalis, Bunias de Levant. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar

Jezreel Valley (w / c & pencil on paper)
PEF316788 Jezreel Valley (w/c & pencil on paper) by Conder, Claude (1848-1910); Palestine Exploration Fund, London, UK; (add.info)

Athlit (w / c & pencil on paper)
PEF316783 Athlit (w/c & pencil on paper) by Conder, Claude (1848-1910); Palestine Exploration Fund, London, UK; ePalestine Exploration Fund; English, out of copyright

Plain of Esdraelon & Carmel, View from Ras el Akrah, 1872 (w / c & pencil on paper)
PEF316767 Plain of Esdraelon & Carmel, View from Ras el Akrah, 1872 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Conder, Claude (1848-1910); Palestine Exploration Fund, London

The Knight stands watch on St. Georges Mount with the banner of England
STC308597 The Knight stands watch on St. Georges Mount with the banner of England, illustration from The Talisman: A Tale of the Crusaders by Sir Walter Scott (colour litho) by Vedder

Exotic moths including yam and Levant hawkmoths
Yam hawk moth, Theretra nessus 1, Trichura druryi, female 2, Horama plumipes 3, and Levant hawk-moth, Theretra alecto 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Monument between Tripoli and Tortosa, engraved by William Watts (1752-1851)
810398 Monument between Tripoli and Tortosa, engraved by William Watts (1752-1851), 1806 (coloured engraving) by Mayer, Luigi (1755-1803) (after)

Castle in the Island of Torosa, engraved by William Watts (1752-1851)
810397 Castle in the Island of Torosa, engraved by William Watts (1752-1851), 1805 (coloured engraving) by Mayer, Luigi (1755-1803) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Beulouk-Bachi, Head Chef of the Sultan, c. 1708 (coloured engraving)
468878 Beulouk-Bachi, Head Chef of the Sultan, c.1708 (coloured engraving) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Grand Mufti, 1780 (coloured engraving)
468673 Grand Mufti, 1780 (coloured engraving) by Duflos, Pierre (1742-1816); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Grand Mufti was a chief interpreter of the law)

Peik, c. 1708 (coloured engraving)
468668 Peik, c.1708 (coloured engraving) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peik, Page of the Sultan; follows him on foot when he ventures abroad)

Digitalis lamarckii Ivanina (Levant foxglove, Digitalis orientalis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by John Curtis for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis

Levant cotton and tea plant
Levant cotton plant, Gossypium herbaceum, and tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Christian Muller from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs

Levant wormseed, Artemisia pauciflora. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Arabs and Bedouins resting, from the series Voyage to the Levant, 1819
3480393 Arabs and Bedouins resting, from the series Voyage to the Levant, 1819 by Fragonard, Alexandre Evariste (1780-1850); (add.info.: Arabs and Bedouins resting)

Detail of King Sargon II of Assyria from King Sargons palace in Khorsabad, c
3288594 Detail of King Sargon II of Assyria from King Sargons palace in Khorsabad, c.716-713 BC by Assyrian, (8th century BC); Louvre, Paris

Detail from an altar stone depicting an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ
3288497 Detail from an altar stone depicting an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, North Africa, c.4th century AD (stone) by Roman, (4th century AD); Louvre, Paris

Plaque depicting a ram headed Sphinx, Nimrud, Mesopotamia, 9th-8th century BC (ivory)
3288411 Plaque depicting a ram headed Sphinx, Nimrud, Mesopotamia, 9th-8th century BC (ivory) by Assyrian School; Iraq Museum, Baghdad; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Assyrian Army Archers Conquering a Fortified City, relief from Nimrud, c. 865 BC (stone)
3288410 Assyrian Army Archers Conquering a Fortified City, relief from Nimrud, c.865 BC (stone) by Assyrian, (9th century BC); Iraq Museum

Wall carving depicting the Royal Guard, Tachara, Persepolis, c
3287716 Wall carving depicting the Royal Guard, Tachara, Persepolis, c.6th-5th century BC (grey stone) by Achaemenid, (6th century BC); Palace of Darius, Persepolis

Patrona Halil, c. 1730 (oil on canvas)
3588450 Patrona Halil, c.1730 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 120x90 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Ahmed IIIs lavish living provoked riots)

Whirling Dervishes, c. 1730 (oil on canvas)
3588449 Whirling Dervishes, c.1730 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 76x101 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Greek Men and Women Dancing the Khorra, c. 1720-37 (oil on canvas)
3588442 Greek Men and Women Dancing the Khorra, c.1720-37 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 44.5x58 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; French, out of copyright

Greek Wedding, c. 1720-37 (oil on canvas)
3588440 Greek Wedding, c.1720-37 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 55.5x90 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Women bringing offerings, from Achziv, northern Israel, 8th-7th century BC (ceramic)
1220467 Women bringing offerings, from Achziv, northern Israel, 8th-7th century BC (ceramic) by Levantine School; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

A Levantine Port - The Levant is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean

The Turkish Port of Smyrna Bombarded
A necessary incident in the main operation. The Turkish port of Smyrna (now name Izmir) is bombarded by the Allied Fleet 1915

Book covers, a baby on a plant on water and a baby with a woman on a beach within
1195368 Book covers, a baby on a plant on water and a baby with a woman on a beach within scallop-shaped panels and seaweed borders

Decorated Canaanite pottery from Gezer, Israel, 1500-1200 BC (pottery)
3287603 Decorated Canaanite pottery from Gezer, Israel, 1500-1200 BC (pottery) by Canaanite; Rockefeller Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Painted clay figurine of a female, Syria, c. 5000 BC (clay)
3288094 Painted clay figurine of a female, Syria, c.5000 BC (clay) by Neolithic; Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Greek mosaic inscription from an early Byzantine church in Shiloh, West Bank
3287871 Greek mosaic inscription from an early Byzantine church in Shiloh, West Bank, 380-420 AD (mosaic) by Byzantine; Samaritan Museum, Israel; (add.info.: Tel Shiloh)

Carving of a Canaanite woman, Megiddo, c. 9th century BC (ivory)
3288657 Carving of a Canaanite woman, Megiddo, c.9th century BC (ivory) by Canaanite; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Depiction of a typical local woman with distinctive dress and hairstyle)

Plaque depicting two winged Griffons and a lotus plant, Nimrud, Mesopotamia
3288545 Plaque depicting two winged Griffons and a lotus plant, Nimrud, Mesopotamia, 8th-7th century BC (ivory) by Assyrian School; Iraq Museum, Baghdad; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Bronze figurine of a warrior, c. 1800-1200 BC (bronze)
3288409 Bronze figurine of a warrior, c.1800-1200 BC (bronze) by Nuragic Civilization, Sardinia (1800-1200 BC); Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Women mourning, wall painting, Thebes, 1400-1200 BC
3288308 Women mourning, wall painting, Thebes, 1400-1200 BC by Egyptian, New Kingdom (c.1567-1085 BC); Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; Photo eZev Radovan; Egyptian, out of copyright

Detail of Sargon II and guard, relief from King Sargons palace in Khorsabad, c
3288593 Detail of Sargon II and guard, relief from King Sargons palace in Khorsabad, c.716-713 BC by Assyrian, (8th century BC); Louvre, Paris

Sargon II and dignitary, relief from King Sargons palace in Khorsabad, c. 716-713 BC
3288524 Sargon II and dignitary, relief from King Sargons palace in Khorsabad, c.716-713 BC by Assyrian, (8th century BC); Louvre, Paris

Figurine of a family group, 2000-1500 BC (clay)
3288270 Figurine of a family group, 2000-1500 BC (clay) by Anatolian School; Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

View of Istanbul from the Dutch Embassy at Pera, c. 1720-37 (oil on canvas)
3588451 View of Istanbul from the Dutch Embassy at Pera, c.1720-37 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 142x214 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Turkish Woman at her Embroidery Frame, c. 1720-37 (oil on canvas)
3588446 Turkish Woman at her Embroidery Frame, c.1720-37 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 33.5x26.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Wedding procession on the Bosphorus, c. 1720-37 (oil on canvas)
3588438 Wedding procession on the Bosphorus, c.1720-37 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 56x90 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Knights meet in conflict, illustration from The Talisman
STC308599 The Knights meet in conflict, illustration from The Talisman: A Tale of the Crusaders by Sir Walter Scott (colour litho) by Vedder

Druze princess, from La Syrie d aujourd hui
GDG345732 Druze princess, from La Syrie d aujourd hui. Voyages dans la Phenicie, le Liban et la Judee. 1875-1880 of Louis Charles Emile Lortet, 1884 (b/w engraving) by French School

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