Palestinian women in Jerusalem, 1800sArab women getting water from a fountain in Jerusalem, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Arab empire, mid-700sEmpire of the Arab Caliphs, middle of the 8th century. Printed color lithograph
Pyramids along the NilePyramids at Gizeh, with dhows on the Nile River in Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Arabs fighting tigers in the desertTigers attacking an Arab caravan in the desert. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
GEUR2D-00047Arabic inscription carved in a palace wall of the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city, Granada, Spain. Digital photograph
Alhambra palace and reflecting pool, Granada, SpainThe Palacio del Portico within the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph
GMDE2A-00054Map of Arabia, 1870s. Printed color lithograph, 19th century
Mideastern shepherdShepherd carrying a lamb in the Middle East. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Crowds at the Chicago worlds fair at nightColumbian Exposition visitors strolling along the midway at night, Chicago 1893. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
People of LebanonMaronite of Lebanon (left), armed Zeibek, and Christian Lebanese woman. Antique hand-colored print
GMDE2A-00032Baghdad straddling the Tigris River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sir Richard Burton en route to Mecca, 1850sBritish explorer Richard Burton disguised as a Muslim pilgrim in Arabia. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Mosque in North Africa, 1800sSanctuary of a Muslim mosque in North Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Tomb of Muhammad, MedinaTomb of the Prophet Muhammad, Medina, Arabia, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Palestinian garden, 1800sGourds grown as a vine in an Arab garden, Palestine, 19th century. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Seaport of Sidon, LebanonSidon, a chief seaport of ancient Phoenicia on the Mediterranean. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Traditionally dressed Arab menArab men in traditional clothing. Antique hand-colored print
Syrian womenWomen of Syria, with a fellah (peasant) woman at right. Antique hand-colored print
Kurdish and Greek womenKurdish woman (left), and women from Preveza and Chios. Antique hand-colored print
Citizens of the Ottoman Empire, 1800sCouple from the Ottoman Empire, man from Adrianople, and a veiled woman of Salonika. Antique hand-colored print
Scene from Song of RolandRoland blowing his warhorn in battle against the Saracens at Roncesvalle, 789 AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Nasrid Palace in the Alhambra, Granada, SpainOne of the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph
BedouinsBedouin father and his daughter. Hand-colored halftone ireproduction of a 19th-century photograph
GMDE2A-00007Bedouin messenger racing across the desert on a camel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Arab on a camelArab traveling in the desert. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration
Donkey-riders on their way to see the pyramids, 1800sTourists riding unruly donkeys to a picnic at the pyramids, Egypt, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Luncheon atop the Pyramid of Gizeh, 1800sBritish tourists having Christmas lunch on the Great Pyramid, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Archaeologists remove artifacts from a pyramid at Dashur, EgyptM. de Morgan lifts a golden crown from the mummy of Queen Khnemit at Dahshur, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Excavating the Sphinx, 1880sExcavation of ancient Egyptian structures beneath the Sphinx in progress at Ghizeh, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GAFR2A-00012Tangier, Morocco, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Busy Cairo street in the late 1800sStreet activity in the new quarter of Cairo, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Tunisians and a Greek woman, 1800sTunisians from Monastir and a woman from Thessaly, Greece. Antique hand-colored print
Women and a man-servant of Egypt, 1800sTambourine player, Muslim woman water-carrier, and an African servant, Egypt. Antique hand-colored print
Bedouin, Muslim woman, and a messenger in EgyptBedouin girl, Muslim woman selling fruit, and a messenger, Egypt. Antique hand-colored print
GAFR2A-00001A royal procession of Sultan Abd al- Aziz IV in Morocco, 1800s. Printed color halftone reproduction of a 19th-century watercolor by A. Schneider
Barbary Pirates attacked in Algiers, 1541Emperor Charles Vs attempt to capture Algiers, home of the Barbary Pirates, 1541. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Syrian immigrants in New York City, 1890sSyrian neighborhood on Washington Street, New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
GMDE2A-00014Merchants and camel caravans outside the Damascus Gate, Jerusalem. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GMDE2A-00015Busy drug bazaar in Istanbul, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GMED2A-00020Street crowded with merchants in Istanbul, Turkey, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Bethlehem in the 1800sBethlehem from the north, with the Church of the Nativity and convents, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Lebanese prince and a Damascus manPrince of Lebanon (left) and a Muslim man from Damascus smoking a water pipe. Antique hand-colored print
GMDE2A-00036Druse farmer plowing with a team of oxen, Middle East. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GMDE2A-00034View of Mosul, Iraq, from the Tigris River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GMDE2A-00033Bridge over the Tigris River at Baghdad, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Syrians and an Arab from BaghdadSyrian man (left), woman of Damascus, and an Arab from Baghdad. Antique hand-colored print
PMYT2A-00035Sinbad and his companions shipwrecked, from the 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration
Sinbad studying with scholars in IndiaSinbad the Sailor in the society of the learned Indians, from the Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration