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To mark the opening of a new exhibition in the Brunei Gallery, Maps of Persia 1477-1925: A graphical journey through the history of Iran, this week’s blog highlights the recent acquisition of unique Persian maps, which are now catalogued and available for consultation in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. In January 2013 Dr Cyrus Ala’i presented part of his unique map collection to the Centre for Iranian Studies at SOAS
The Life and Afterlife of David Livingstone: exploring missionary archives is running at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, until 17 May 2014. This blog series highlights some of the fascinating stories and archives selected for the exhibition from the collections at SOAS Library. Livingstone’s maps, reports and published narratives of his travels gave the world their first view of the interior of south-central Africa and changed people’s perceptions of that continent. By looking
