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Palace of Tipu Sultan from the west, Bangalore, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by H. Merke after James Hunter, 1804.

Open-air market outside the temple of Shah Ahmed, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Coloured lithograph by R. Carrick after Lieutenant James Rattray, c. 1847.

The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured lithograph by D. Roberts, 1839.

The Chandnee Chouk or market place, Delhi. Coloured lithograph by W. Gauci after Thomas Colman Dibdin after Bacon, 1840.

The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Israel. Lithograph by D. Roberts, 1839.

Canton, China: the Mahomedan Mosque and Minaret. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.

Men smoking outside an arabesque mansion in Cairo. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe, c. 1849, after D. Roberts.

Interior of the mosque of Sultan El Ghoree, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

The bazaar of the coppersmiths in Cairo. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe, c. 1848, after D. Roberts.

Men sitting to smoke by the citadel of Jerusalem. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe after D. Roberts, 1841.

Crimean War: panoramic view showing the general hospital and mosque in Scutari, Turkey. Lithograph by Lady A. Blackwood.

Ghāzīpur, Uttar Pradesh: a ruined palace on the river Ganges. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1785.

The pool of Bethesda. Aquatint after L. Mayer.

Horsemen assembled outside the city walls at Kabul, Afghanistan. Watercolour.

Street scene with the gate of the Metwaleys, Cairo, Egypt. Tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

Mausoleum of Haidar Ali near Mysore, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by J. Wells after A. Allan, 1794.

Shops of hashish merchants on a street in Cairo. Chromolithograph by A. Preziosi, c. 1850, after himself.

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Islamic architecture

Images from the collections

Images referencing Islamic architecture

Works from the collections

The pool of Bethesda. Aquatint after L. Mayer.

Horsemen assembled outside the city walls at Kabul, Afghanistan. Watercolour.

Street scene with the gate of the Metwaleys, Cairo, Egypt. Tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

Mausoleum of Haidar Ali near Mysore, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by J. Wells after A. Allan, 1794.

Shops of hashish merchants on a street in Cairo. Chromolithograph by A. Preziosi, c. 1850, after himself.

Islamic architecture

Images from the collections

Images referencing Islamic architecture

Works from the collections

The pool of Bethesda. Aquatint after L. Mayer.

Horsemen assembled outside the city walls at Kabul, Afghanistan. Watercolour.

Street scene with the gate of the Metwaleys, Cairo, Egypt. Tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848.

Mausoleum of Haidar Ali near Mysore, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by J. Wells after A. Allan, 1794.

Shops of hashish merchants on a street in Cairo. Chromolithograph by A. Preziosi, c. 1850, after himself.

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