Sujet

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

Légende

'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

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F27_002

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,5Mo (3,5Mo) / 40,9cm x 29,1cm / 4830 x 3440 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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