The album collects the photographs taken by the Naval Officer A. Martiensen, who took part in Wilhelm II's trip to the Levant in 1898, as he was... Show moreThe album collects the photographs taken by the Naval Officer A. Martiensen, who took part in Wilhelm II's trip to the Levant in 1898, as he was serving on the Imperial liner "Hohenzollern" from September 1898 to March 1900. The visit was a key diplomatic move of the German Empire and the Protestant Church to strengthen the political ties with the Ottoman Empire and it was widely reported and commentated in all the media. The album was probably compiled at end of the 1920s, as indicated by the form and layout. Also, pictures are not arranged in chronological order, which would suggest that they may initially have been kept in different places and only later incorporated into the album. The last picture dates from 1929 and shows Martiensen and tourist group seated on camels in front of the Pyramid of Giza. Photographs show Wilhelm II close-ups and in an almost private setting when on board the Hohenzollern - such as for his birthday -, whereas other pictures were carefully staged and intended to serve propaganda purposes. Some of these photographs must have been taken by other people, such as the German photographer Ottomar Anschütz (1846-1907) and Empress Auguste Victoria (1858-1921) and by other professional photographers. The prints have numbers in the negative which could have been catalog numbers the passengers and crew could use to order souvenir pictures. Title devised by Library staff, date from item. The pictures are contact prints from glass negatives with a format of 12 x 18 cm. Most of them have numbers as would have been written on the glass negatives and are captioned in white ink on the mount. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0158 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23299381 BIB-ID: 2496329 Show less
Helfer, Johann Wilhelm , 1810-1840, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS48 .N67 1878
narrated by Pauline, countess Nostitz (formerly Madame Helfer), and rendered into English by Mrs. George Sturge. Translated from the German. Edited... Show morenarrated by Pauline, countess Nostitz (formerly Madame Helfer), and rendered into English by Mrs. George Sturge. Translated from the German. Edited by Ferdinand von Hochstetter. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .N67 1878 Book v.1 Item-ID: i10233891 BIB-ID: 1025025 Show less
Deserts, Deserts--Libya, Description and travel, LibyaDesertsDescription & travel, 1905-1908 - Personal observations, DT220 F35 1985, 916.1/2042
by J.C. Ewald Falls ; translated by Elizabeth Lee. Originally published: London : T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. Includes index. Translation of: Drei Jahre... Show moreby J.C. Ewald Falls ; translated by Elizabeth Lee. Originally published: London : T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. Includes index. Translation of: Drei Jahre inder Lybischen Wüste. Main Heritage Shelves General DT220 F35 1985 Book Item-ID: i15959879 BIB-ID: 1024688 Show less
Crusius, Philipp , 1597-1676, Brüggemann, Otto , 1600-1640, Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS7 .O44
Written originally by Adam Olearius, secretary to the embassy. Faithfully rendered into English, by John Davies. Vol. 2 has special t.-p: The... Show moreWritten originally by Adam Olearius, secretary to the embassy. Faithfully rendered into English, by John Davies. Vol. 2 has special t.-p: The voyages & travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo ... into the East-Indies ... "He [Frederick] employ'd in this embassy Philip Crusius ... and Otton Brugman." cf. p. 1. Show less
Deutsche Inner-Afrikanische Forschungs-Expedition (4th : 1910-1912), Description and travel, Description and travel, Social life and customs, DT351 .F853 1913, 916.6/03
by Leo Frobenius...With seventy plates, including two coloured frontispieces, two hundred illustrations in the text from photographs and drawings,... Show moreby Leo Frobenius...With seventy plates, including two coloured frontispieces, two hundred illustrations in the text from photographs and drawings, four maps and tables. Tr. by Rudolf Blind. Paged continuously. Translation of Und Afrika sprach. Show less
Deutsche Inner-Afrikanische Forschungs-Expedition (4th : 1910-1912), Description and travel, Description and travel, Social life and customs, DT351 .F853 1913, 916.6/03
by Leo Frobenius...With seventy plates, including two coloured frontispieces, two hundred illustrations in the text from photographs and drawings,... Show moreby Leo Frobenius...With seventy plates, including two coloured frontispieces, two hundred illustrations in the text from photographs and drawings, four maps and tables. Tr. by Rudolf Blind. Paged continuously. Translation of Und Afrika sprach. Main Heritage Shelves General DT351 .F853 1913 Book v. 2 Item-ID: i20238320 BIB-ID: 1024415 Show less
Helfer, Johann Wilhelm , 1810-1840, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS8 .N89
narrated by Pauline, countess Nostitz (formerly Madame Helfer), and rendered into English by Mrs. George Sturge. Translated from the German. Edited... Show morenarrated by Pauline, countess Nostitz (formerly Madame Helfer), and rendered into English by Mrs. George Sturge. Translated from the German. Edited by Ferdinand von Hochstetter. Show less