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Air France: Proche Orient, Air France: Near East
Acrylic painting for a poster by Guy Georget advertising Air France flights to the Near and Middle. The painting depicts an Arab character and some stylized details recalling the exotic imaginary related to the Arabian Peninsula and the Arab world, namely a minaret, a dome, a dallah-the traditional ...
Alexandrie. Mosquée Attarine, Alexandria. The Attarine Mosque
The Attarine Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Alexandria. It was established after the Islamic conquest of Alexandria in 20 AH/641 CE and reconstructed during the Fatimid era., Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "L.C. - 31"., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016 ...
Alexandrie. Place des Consuls, Alexandria. Consuls Square
View of the Place des Consuls, or modern-day Tahrir Square. The square was created in the 1840s by the Italian engineer Francesco Mancini., Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Union Postale Universelle Egypte Carte Postale" and "Cliché he L. Papazoglou & Co.". Manusc ...
Alger. Palais du Gouverneur. (Mustapha Supérieur), Algiers. The Governor Palace. (Mustapha Superieur)
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned on the negative and on the mount., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2018.0197-0003, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i26820882, BIB-ID: 2854340
Algiers & Tunis
Photograph album collecting views and portraits from Algeria and Tunisia. Prints include street views, mosques, monuments, palaces, cafes, general views of cities, natural landmarks, panoramas, and antiquities. Orientalist studio portraits of women as well as some group photographs are collected as ...
Balbek, plafond du péristyle du Temple de Jupiter, Baalbek , ceiling of the peristyle of the Temple of Jupiter
Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (451) in the negative. Number in ink on the mount (73)., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016.0053-0066, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i26389770, BIB-ID: 2818009
Balbek, Porte du temple de Jupiter, Baalbek, door of the Temple of Jupiter
Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (443) in the negative. Number in ink on the mount (69)., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016.0053-0065, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i26389782, BIB-ID: 2818010
Beyrouth et Le Liban, Beirut and Lebanon
Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "P.Z." and numbered (15,107). Number in ink on the mount (74)., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016.0053-0112, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i26390218, BIB-ID: 2818052
Biskra: Le Kahona [sic] à midi, Biskra: The Kahona [sic] at noon
Title from item, date devised by Library Staff., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.GM.P.2019.0015, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i25945518, BIB-ID: 2758667
Bordeaux - Maroc par la C[ompagn]ie G[énéra]le Transatlantique, Bordeaux - Morocco by the General Transatlantic Company
Vintage travel issued by the shipping company "Compagnie Générale Transatlantique" advertising the route connecting Bordeaux in France and Morocco. The poster depicts local men on camels and donkeys outside a village. In the foreground some trees and a minaret., Title from item, date devised by L ...
Caire. Chareh el Guinea, Cairo. Sharia al-Genaineh
The postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the street, and title of the postcard. "Genaineh" is جنينة, Egyptian Arabian for garden)., Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso t ...
Casablanca. La Place Mohamed V, Casablanca. Mohammed V Square
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. One the verso ""Bromocolor. Couleur photo véritable. Procédé breveté". The postcard is stamped and has manuscript annotations., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016.0089-0039, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i26825399, BIB-ID: 2854661