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Abû Jahl, Muhammad's most prominent opponent in Mecca, is angered at p...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Jibrîl (Gabriel) invites Hazrat Muhammad for his night journey (the Mi...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Rustam kills Alkûs. - Persian manuscript

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Garshâsp hits a lion with his mace.

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Karta Rossii Dzhenkinsona 1562g. Tekst str.10.

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Joseph Hawley correspondence and documents

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Habit of the mufti, or chief priest of the Turks, in 1749. Le moufti.

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Habit of the ambassador from Persia to the Port. Ambassadeur de perse.

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The antiquities, natural history, ruins, and other curiosities of Egyp...

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Lafayette, James Armistead [Facsimile of the Marquis de Lafayette's or...

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Erment [Armant] et environs (Hermonthis). 1-4. Bas-reliefs du temple d...

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The methods of carrying the Nobility and Comonality of Congo.

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A New improved map of the seat of war

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[Contredanses] L'anglaise - Public domain drawing

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polka as danced by Madlle. Grisi, & Monsr. Perrot. Arranged by B. Tolb...

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The Embassadors audience of leave of the Emperor.

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Bedouins from the vicinity of Suez

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DAILY MENU [held by] MART ACKERMAN'S SALOON [at] "TORONTO, CANADA" (SA...

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The history of the Negro church; By Carter G. Woodson, Ph.D.; Editor o...

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Davidson, F. L., [Note from Davidson of Water Valley, offering his sla...

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Original receipt for $2,000 compensation obtained by L. Warren Nelson;...

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In the Battle for New York: Or, Uncle Sam's Boys in the Desparate Stru...

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Shorter Hall, Wilberforce University.

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Fashionable ladies - Egypt

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Fashionable ladies - Egypt

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Two of the first twelve people converted to Islam from Medina kiss the...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

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Romanum Teritorium., Abraham Ortelius

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Morning habit of a lady of quality in Barbary in 1700. Dame de la Côte...

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Amherst, Jeffrey. Crown Point [N.Y.]. To Col. John Bradstreet

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Thomas Rowlandson - House of Lords.

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Habit of a Persian lady in 1568. Dame Persanne.

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Demotic script on the Rosetta stone.

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Atlante del basso ed alto Egitto. [Title page]

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Historische inschriften altägyptischer denkmäler. [Title page.]

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Operating board - sub-station no. 11.

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Kodama Street, Dairen. - A black and white photo of a city street

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No. 530 West End Avenue. Southeast Corner Eighty-sixth Street.

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Habit of a German officer in 1588. Officier Allemand.

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Shanghai tea shops. - A black and white photo of an old building

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Tamon-dori, Kobe. - An old photo of a horse drawn carriage on a street

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Headdress - The history of the feminine costume of the world

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Main Street, Silver Mountain, Alpine County.

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