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  • A woman lying down receiving a blood transfusion from a blood bag that has apparently not been tested for HIV since it bears the skeletal face of death; an AIDS prevention advertisement in Maldivian. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A smiling couple in traditional Maldivian dress with a green hut and palm tree in the background with Maldivian (Divehi) lettering; an AIDS prevention advertisement. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A pink microscope reflecting a magnified view of the HIV virus against a black and red background with Maldivian (Divehi) lettering; an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A man receiving a shave and a hair cut at the barbers representing the dangers of using unsterilised sharp instruments and contracting AIDS; an AIDS prevention advertisement in Maldivian by the Department of Public Health, Maldives. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    Die Maldiven im 16 und 17 Jahrhundert : ein Kapitel portugiesischer Kolonialgeschichte / von M.A.H. Fitzler.

    Fitzler, M. A. H., 1896-1993. | Date: 1997
    • Books

    The Reḥla of Ibn Bat̤t̤ūt̤a (India, Maldive Islands and Ceylon) / translation and commentary by Mahdi Husain.

    Ibn Batuta, 1304-1377. | Date: 1976
    • Ephemera

    Postage stamps ephemera. Box 8A.

    • Books

    The voyage of François Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas and Brazil / translated into English from the third French edition of 1619, and edited, with notes, by Albert Gray ... assisted by H.C.P. Bell.

    Pyrard, François, approximately 1570-1621. | Date: 1887-1890
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    A man receiving a shave and a hair cut at the barbers representing the dangers of using unsterilised sharp instruments and contracting AIDS; an AIDS prevention advertisement in Maldivian by the Department of Public Health, Maldives. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.

    | Date: [1996?] | Reference: 677667i
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