The album is an account of the 1861 visit to Jerusalem undertaken by the François-Edmond Pâris, Rear-admiral of the French Navy in command of the... Show moreThe album is an account of the 1861 visit to Jerusalem undertaken by the François-Edmond Pâris, Rear-admiral of the French Navy in command of the third French Squadron of the Mediterranean. In the historical notes introducing the plates, the author provides references and impressions. François-Edmond Pâris joined the French Navy in 1820 and took part in three great expeditions: the first under d’Urville abord the Astrolabe (1826-9), and two under Laplace on the Favorite (1829-32) and the Artémise (1837-40). In 1858 he was named rear-admiral and was given the command of the third French Squadron of the Mediterranean. Before publishing “Souvenirs de Jerusalem,” Pâris had already published two important folios on naval and marine architecture. Halte des pèlerins à la fontaine Still Abou Nabout ; Pierre de lOnction et dôme de la chapelle grecque ; Chapelle du Saint Sépulcre ; Chapelle Sainte Hélène ou de lInvention de la Croix ; Galerie conduisant à la Passion du Christ ; Tombeau de la Vierge ; Grotte de L'Agonie ; Grotte au Lait ; Grotte de la Nativité ; Mosquée D'Omar ; Galerie de la Mosquée dOmar ; Mosquée El-Aksa Album dessiné par M. le Contre-Amiral Pâris / Lithographié par MM. Hubert Clerget, Bachelier, Jules Gaildrau et Fichot. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The album contains 14 lithographic plates, 12 of which are hand-coloured, title page illustrated with a mounted plan of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24201017 BIB-ID: 2524620 Show less
The portfolios includes views of antiquities in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, including Ctesiphon, Erzurum, Damascus, Van, Amadiyah, Nimrod, Bagdad,... Show moreThe portfolios includes views of antiquities in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, including Ctesiphon, Erzurum, Damascus, Van, Amadiyah, Nimrod, Bagdad, Mosul, and Karbala. Sculptures at Nimroud - Lions ; Moosul ; Hit ; Distant view of Mount Ararat ; Arab Encampment, near the Birs Nimrod ; Sheikh Adi ; Baghdad ; Roman Ruin in the Desert on way to Palmyra ; Sculptures in the Mount at Nimroud ; Night with the Nestorian Patriarch in the Village of Be-a-latha ; Ruined Fortress of Hoschab ; Sculptures in the Mound at Nimroud ; Vignette of Camels' Heads ; Hussein Sheikh of the Alouins ; Damascus ; Lake Van & Town of Ardische ; Tauk Kesra. Ctesiphon ; Fortress & Town of Van. Armenia ; Leezan ; Amadia ; Julamerk ; Interior of the Khoordish Chief's House in the Village of Espindar ; Palmyra ; Erzroum : Ssipan Dagh ; Kerbela. by Robert Clive. Esq.e. Title and date from item. The portfolios houses 26 views and subjects on 24 lithographed plates, one folding (of Palmyra), loose in modern cloth portfolio with remains of the original cover (including lithographed title) mounted on upper cover. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24222185 BIB-ID: 2580880 Show less
Collection on photographs taken by the Austrian photographer Charles Scolik who embarked on a journey to the Middle East with other members of the... Show moreCollection on photographs taken by the Austrian photographer Charles Scolik who embarked on a journey to the Middle East with other members of the Leipzig Orientalist Society during the summer of 1894. The portfolios includes one portait of the fellow travellers as well as views of Corfu (1), Palestine (12), Damascus (6), Egypt (8), Athens (8) and Lebanon (1). Unsere Hungaria im Hafen von Korfu. Jerusalem: Tempelplatz. (2) Jerusalem: Tempelplatz. II. Jerusalem: Felsendom. Jerusalem: Eingang zur Heil. Grabeskirche. Jerusalem: Klagemauer der Juden. Jerusalem: Todesangstrotte. Jersusalem: Wohnzimmer im Deutschen Consulat. Teilnehmer Gruppe am Ölberg. Platz in Bethlehem. (2) Bethlehem: Eingang zur Heiligen Geburtskirche. Panorama von Damascus vom Salachije-Berge. Damascus: Strasse der Kupferschmiede. Damascus: Hofraum im Deutschen Consulate. Damascus: Privathaus. I. Damascus: Privathaus. II. Kairo von der Citadelle aus. I. Kairo: Citadelle mit Alabaster Moschee. Eine Strasse in Kairo. Kairo: Shepheard’s Hotel. Die Stufenpyramide bei Sakkarah. Kairo: Nilbrücke. Athen mit der Akropolis. Athen: Akropolis. Athen: Akropolis: Das Parthenon, rechts davon das Erechtheion. Athen: Erechtheion (Akropolis) und rechts im Hintergrund der Lykabethos. Athen: Propylaeen. Athen: Theseus Tempel. Athen: Zeustempel, im Hintergrund die Akropolis. Athen: Hadriansthor. Chan auf dem Libanon. Friedhof auf dem Antilibanus. Araber bei unserer Ankunft in Bedraschin. Straussenzucht. Title and date from item. Each print is 23 x 16.50, captioned in German. Date is embossed into each print. Under the image on the mount "Aufnahme von Ch. Scolik, k.u. k. Hofphotograph, Wien. - Gesetzlich geschützt" and "Verlag von Junghanns & Koritzer, Hoflieferanten, Meiningen". Plates are housed in original green cloth folder, title gilt on front cover with decoration. The portfolio includes a page of printed text in German with a portrait colloytype depicting three men. The portfolios is incomplete and includes only 37 of out of the 53 original plates; three pages of text are also missing. Two plates are duplicates. For a complete version of the work please see Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2015.0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22798742 BIB-ID: 1951334 Show less
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Vintage travel poster issued by the railway company "Chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi" (PO-Midi) promoting Morocco as a tourist... Show moreVintage travel poster issued by the railway company "Chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi" (PO-Midi) promoting Morocco as a tourist destination. The shows the railway and maritime routes connecting France, Spain and Morocco. The pictorial map has a key at the bottom and it is decorated with medallions highlighting the cities of Tanger, Rabat, Casablanca, Fez and Marrakech. Title and date from item. The poster is signed "ALO" and inscribed "CORNILLE & SERRE - IMP. 19, Rue du Terrage, PARIS" and "P.O Publicité N.o 1_1924" Text continues "Bordeaux et casablanca. Gibraltar et Casablanca. Algésiras et Tanger. Touluse et Casablanca (par avion). Port-Vendres et Oran-Oudjda". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0142 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2621913x BIB-ID: 2802099 Show less