Images Dated 25th January 2019

The Benin expedition

The Benin expedition- in quest of water: On the morning after the occupation of Benin three hundred water-carriers, with the seamen and marines of the Theseus and two companies of Houssas, went in search of water. After descending a gorge with banks two hundred feet high, they reached the Ikpobar Creek'. Date: 1897

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah region, Al Hamra, Misfat Al Abreen, Old green, wooden door in

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah region, Al Hamra, Misfat Al Abreen, Old green, wooden door in the ancient viilage of Misfat Al Abreen

© Tim Mannakee/ AWL Images Ltd

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An Omani man walks past Bahla Fort decorated to celebrate the birthday of Sultan Qaboos

An Omani man walks past Bahla Fort decorated to celebrate the birthday of Sultan Qaboos, Tanuf, Oman

© Tim Mannakee/ AWL Images Ltd

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