Sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea

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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.

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

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

Postage stamps ephemera. Box 8A.

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.

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Maldives

Images from the collections

Images referencing Maldives

Works from the collections

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

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

Postage stamps ephemera. Box 8A.

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.

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.

Maldives

Images from the collections

Images referencing Maldives

Works from the collections

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

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

Postage stamps ephemera. Box 8A.

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.

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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