Title

'Baghdad in the Days of Mansur', 1915. Creator: Edmund Sandars.

Caption

'Baghdad in the Days of Mansur', 1915. Aerial view of the walled city of Baghdad (modern-day Iraq) as it might have appeared in the 8th century AD. Al Mansour, now one of the nine administrative districts of the city, is named after Abu Ja'far al-Mansur (714-775 AD), the second Abbasid Caliph and founder of Baghdad. Painting by Edmund Sandars. From "The Caliphs' Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col. Sir Mark Sykes. [Macmillan & Co, London, 1915]

Date

1915

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F27_002

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,5Mb (3,5Mb) / 16,1in x 11,5in / 4830 x 3440 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel city river Asia wall walls town Middle East shape geography color walled city location circular century empire aerial view Iraq Colour bird's eye view Baghdad City Walls 1910s 20th century The Print Collector 8th century geographical feature Ottoman Empire TGN Tigris walled town River Tigris Tigris river portrait al-Mansur Mark Mansur Sykes town wall Sir Mark Sykes fertile crescent Mark Sykes Lt.-Col. Sir Mark Sykes Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes 6th Baronet Lieutenant Colonel Sir Mark Sykes Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes Tatton Benvenuto Mark Al Mansour Edmund Sandars Sandars Edmund Al- Abu Ja'f portrait