Historical Primary Sources: Middle East & North Africa: Images & Maps

Portrays the Ottoman Empire during the reign of one of its last sultans, Abdul-Hamid II. The 1,819 photographs in 51 large-format albums date from about 1880 to 1893.

Over 28,000 images from the holdings of the American Geographical Society Library.

Collection of mostly contemporary photos of archaeological and cultural heritage sites in the Middle East.

The more than 15,000 images in the Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection represent the extensive photographic files assembled by Frank G. Carpenter and his daughter Frances to illustrate his popular writings on travel and geography. The images reflect the Carpenters travels in Europe, the Near and Far East, Africa, Central and South America, and some areas of the Caribbean.

Over 5,000 original photographs, primarily of Jerusalem and Palestine taken from 1850 to 1937.

This project, undertaken from 1908 to 1931 to photograph human cultures around the world, resulted in 183,000 meters of film and 72,000 color photographs from 50 countries. The collection is now housed at the the Musée Albert-Kahn, and most of the images are available online.

Historical images of the Middle East, mostly of Palestine from 1898 to 1946.

The collection include classics of illustrated travel and regional archaeology, as well as the NYPL's earliest works of photography in the Middle East region.

Posters produced by government offices and private organizations, primarily in Iran and Afghanistan.

Collections from the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.

Consists of 94 maps dating from 1480-1797, printed in locations across Europe.