Collections & Exhibits

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Collections
Collection Thumbnail Title Formats Subjects
19thc Maps of Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia 19th-Century Maps of the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia
19th-century maps of the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. Most of these maps were published in Western Europe, and nearly all the others were published in Russia or in the United States. The maps are products of--or were designed to support--the major European and Russian activities in the region: exploration, scientific research, resource exploitation, conquest, and administration.
Formats
Digital
Maps
Subjects
Middle East
African Studies
Slavic/Eastern Europe/Eurasia
Geography
ILC.jpg Islamic Lithographs Collection
The Islamic Lithographs Collection, acquired by the University of Chicago Library in 2004, consists of approximately 330 nineteenth- to twentieth-century Arabic lithograph printed books, mostly published in Iran and India, through Egypt, Turkey, and the Levant are also represented. Over 200 titles in this collection have been digitized and can be accessed from the Library's online catalog.
Formats
Digital
Books & Journals
Subjects
Arabic
Area Studies
Islamic Studies
Middle East
Religion
Special Collections
Karte des Russischen Reichs in Europa The Maps of Heinrich Kiepert
Geographer Heinrich Kiepert (1818-1899) is generally reckoned one of the more important scholarly cartographers of the second half of the 19th century. This Web page provides access to some Kiepert maps held at the University of Chicago Library's Map Collection.
Formats
Digital
Maps
Subjects
Classics
Middle East
Geography
Maps
Mosque of the Dervishes Tekiyeh, Damascus Middle East Photograph Archive
A digital archive of early photographs of the Middle East. Most of the photographs date to the second half of the nineteenth century. The archive is particularly strong in photographs of nineteenth century Cairo.
Formats
Digital
Photographs
Subjects
Middle East
Ancient Near East
Photography
Montage of schoolchildren's artwork Middle Eastern Posters. Collection
The Middle Eastern Posters collection comprises posters produced by government offices and private organizations, primarily in Iran and Afghanistan.
Formats
Digital
Images
Subjects
Political Science
Middle East