Persia Collection (page 4)

Mountain landscape, West Azerbaijan, Iran

Iran, Tehran, city skyline from the Pole e Tabiat Nature Bridge, dusk

Iran, Tehran, Iran Ebrat Museum, former political prison of the Shahs secret police, SAVAK, US limousines used by the generals of SAVAK

Iran, Central Iran, Esfahan, Bazar-e Honar, jewelry market

Iran, Central Iran, Shiraz, elevated city skyline from the north

Iran, Tehran, Iran Central Bank building, location of the National Jewels Museum, exterior

Reading of the Shahs proclamation
3781028 Reading of the Shahs proclamation; (add.info.: Reading of the Shahs proclamation to the Persian parliament, Tehran, Iran, 1906. From Prof. Dr)

Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna
2625243 Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna by Iranian School (15th Century); (add.info.: Probably Iran, beginning of 15th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna
2625215 Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna by Iranian School (15th Century); (add.info.: Probably Iran, beginning of 15th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna
2625216 Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna by Iranian School (15th Century); (add.info.: Probably Iran, beginning of 15th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Iskandar (Alexander) and the talking tree, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (died 1020)
7487875 Iskandar (Alexander) and the talking tree, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (died 1020); recto (opaque w/c, ink and gold on paper) by Persian School

Medical plate from Kitab Al Qanun fi Page from the Canon of Medicine by Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037)
LRI4672438 Medical plate from Kitab Al Qanun fi Page from the Canon of Medicine by Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037), 14th century (vellum)-Tibb (Al Tibb) by Avicenna by Islamic School

An Erotic Scene, mid 19th century (gouache with gold paint on paper)
1196916 An Erotic Scene, mid 19th century (gouache with gold paint on paper) by Qajar School (19th century); 17.3x11.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Marriage of Alexander the Great and Stateira II in Susa, Persia, 324 BC (engraving)
7157369 Marriage of Alexander the Great and Stateira II in Susa, Persia, 324 BC (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Persian priests performing ritual sacrifices
Ancient Persian priests in white robes performing ritual sacrifices at a pyre. Pireo e Sacerdoti Persi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia, sitting on his bed throne with scimitar and hookah pipe. Princes to the right, court clerks at left, and other courtiers

Costumes of the Achaemenid kings of Persia
Costumes of the Achaemenid kings. King Cyrus the Great on his golden throne, King Xerxes I under parasol, Persian king riding a quadriga or four-horse chariot, and on a galley

Entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 540BC
The triumphal entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 29 October 540BC. Solenne Pompa di Ciro in Babilonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after the painting by Angelo

Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779. Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Queen Farah Dibah of Iran - Shahs Coronation
Queen Farah Dibah of Iran (1938-) at the Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

Map of Asia, Tartaria, Japan, the Philippines and the East Indies, engraved by G
BON111188 Map of Asia, Tartaria, Japan, the Philippines and the East Indies, engraved by G. van Gouwen, c.1690 (coloured engraving) by Allard

Large crowds gather to watch royal procession after coronation of Reza Shah Pahlevi, Shan of Iran, 25th April 1926

Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran with Queen Elizabeth II during his visit to Britain. 5th May 1959

Bowl with a Majlis Scene by a Pond, Iran, dated A. H. 582 / A. D. 1186. Creator: Abu Zayd
Bowl with a Majlis Scene by a Pond, Iran, dated A.H. 582/ A.D. 1186. Abu Zayd, a proficient poet, composed at least one of the love poems inscribed on this bowl

Sprinkler, Iran, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Sprinkler, Iran, 19th century. Qajar-period glass vessel

Twelve-Pointed Star-Shaped Tile, Iran, dated A. H. 846 / A. D. 1442-43. Creator: Unknown
Twelve-Pointed Star-Shaped Tile, Iran, dated A.H. 846/ A.D. 1442-43

Battle Between Iranians and Turanians, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1562-83

Visit to England by the Shah of Persia
Visit by Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930) - Shah of Persia (Iran) from 1909 to 1925. The Qajar dynasty. An inspection of the guard of honour at Dover

Khusrau Seated on his Throne, Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A. H. 931 / A. D
Khusrau Seated on his Throne, Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25

Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday, Folio 235 from a Khamsa... A.H. 931 / A.D
Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday, Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25

Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday, Folio 213 from a Khamsa... A.H. 931 / A.D
Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday, Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25

Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday, Folio 230 from a Khamsa... A.H. 931 / A.D
Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday, Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25

Painting of a Young Beauty, 1740s-50s. Creators: Muhammad Sadiq, Ali Akbar
Painting of a Young Beauty, 1740s-50s

Rustam Lassos Rakhsh, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1450. Creator: Unknown
Rustam Lassos Rakhsh, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1450

Double page. Iran, Isfahan, Early 17th cen Creator: Iranian master
Double page. Iran, Isfahan, Early 17th Century. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Young man reading in a landscape, c. 1608-1610. Creator: Indian Art
Young man reading in a landscape, c. 1608-1610. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

India and the Campaigns of the Middle East, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Map showing British India coloured pink as part of the British Empire, Afghanistan, Persia, Asia Minor, Arabia

Ottoman and Persian, after 1450 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Ottoman and Persian, after 1450 A.D. c1915. Map of empires in the Middle East during the 15th-17th centuries: Ottoman Empire at the accession of Mohammed II, 1451 AD, Additions 1481-1683

Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Rome v. Persia (Sassanian), circa 300 A.D. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient empires of Rome, Persia, and Armenia

The Abbasid Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 786 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
The Abbasid Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 786 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 8th century, and also showing the eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea, Caspian Sea

The Omayyad Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 748 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
The Omayyad Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 748 A.D. c1915. Map of the Mediterranean and Near East, showing the Kingdom of Mohammed, Additions under the Caliphs

Asia Minor, the Caucasus Region and Mesopotamia, First World War, c1915, (c1920). Map of part of the Middle East, showing eastern Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine

Map of the border between Russia and Turkey, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of the border between Russia and Turkey, First World War, (c1920). Map illustrating Turkeys disastrous Advance in the Caucasus and her Invasion of Persia - December, 1914 - January, 1915

Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Showing the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, including the Turkish or Ottoman Empire, and parts of Russia, Persia and Egypt

Erzurum, eastern Anatolia, Turkey, Ottoman Empire
Erzurum (Armenian - Karin), is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The name " Erzurum" derives from " Arz-u Rum" (literally The Land of the Romans in Persian)

Feline Fishing
A seven-week-old Persian kitten peers into a goldfish bowl, 9th October 1972. It belongs to breeder Venita Wheeler of Ganwick Corner, Hertfordshire

Pulakeshin II, the Chalukaya, receiving envoys from Persia at Badami, from Hutchinson s
3588267 Pulakeshin II, the Chalukaya, receiving envoys from Persia at Badami, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by Dudley, Robert (fl.1865-91) (after); (add.info.: Pulakeshin II)

Alley in adobe Yazd old town, Iran
Yazd is an ancient desert city in central Iran and the capital of the Yazd province. Since 2017 its listed by UNESCO as a world heritage

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Persia, a land steeped in rich history and captivating beauty. From the vast Empire of King Alexander the Great to the modern-day bustling cityscape of Tehran, it has always been a land of wonder. As we gaze upon the ancient map depicting the empire that once stretched far and wide, we are reminded of Persia's grandeur. Its borders encompassing Iran, its heart and soul, where Tehran stands tall with an elevated skyline that offers breathtaking views from the Roof of Iran Park. But Persia's influence extends beyond its own borders. As we explore another map illustrating travels across Africa by brave explorers, we realize how Persian culture has left indelible marks on distant lands. The Coronation of the Shah of Iran serves as a testament to their power and prestige. Intriguingly intertwined with religion is Ahura Mazda - a deity revered by Zoroastrians who have long called Persia home. Their faith intertwines with history as Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi takes center stage alongside his third wife Farah Diba in an image frozen in time. The legacy continues with Reza Shah Pahlavi, whose reign brought about significant transformations within Persia. Like Ancient Greeks valiantly holding Thermopylae pass against all odds, he too fought for his nation's progress amidst challenges faced along the way. With every turn of a page or glance at another map showcasing Asia or 19th-century Persia, it becomes evident that this land holds stories untold waiting to be discovered. A painting depicting Esther before Ahasuerus reminds us how art flourished under Persian patronage during Safavid dynasty rule. Delving deeper into history reveals hidden treasures like Persian manuscripts dating back centuries ago - windows into a world filled with knowledge and wisdom passed down through generations. Persia beckons us to unravel its mysteries; it invites us to immerse ourselves in its vibrant tapestry of culture, art, and heritage.