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

'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].

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Author:

EDMUND SANDARS

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]

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4830 x 3440 px | 47.5 MB

Print size:

40.9 x 29.1 cm | 16.1 x 11.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1910S • 20TH CENTURY • 6TH BARONET • 8TH CENTURY • ABU JA'F • AERIAL PHOTO • AERIAL SHOT • AERIAL VIEW • AL MANSOUR • AL- • AL-MANSUR • ASIA • BAGHDAD • BIRD'S EYE VIEW • BRAND (PRODUCT) • BRAND • CENTURY • CIRCULAR • CITY WALLS • CITY • COLONEL SIR TATTON BENVENUTO MARK SYKES • COLOR • COLOUR • EDMUND SANDARS • EDMUND • EMPIRE • FERTILE CRESCENT • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • IRAQ • LIEUTENANT COLONEL SIR MARK SYKES • LOCATION • LT. -COL. SIR MARK SYKES • MANSUR • MARK (CURRENCY) • MARK SYKES • MARK • MARROW • MIDDLE EAST • OTTOMAN EMPIRE • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • RIVER TIGRIS • RIVER • SANDARS • SHAPE • SIR MARK SYKES • STAMP • SYKES • TATTON BENVENUTO MARK SYKES • TATTON BENVENUTO MARK • TIGRIS RIVER • TIGRIS • TOWN WALL • TOWN • TRAVEL • WALL • WALLED CITY • WALLED TOWN • WALLS