Great Britain. Ordnance Survey., Natural history, Natural history--Egypt, Surveys
Photograph album collecting views of Sinai taken by Sergeant James McDonald, photographer and member of the Royal Engineers. He was part to the... Show morePhotograph album collecting views of Sinai taken by Sergeant James McDonald, photographer and member of the Royal Engineers. He was part to the 1868-169 scientific expedition lead of Charles Wilson (1836-1905), appointed by the Ordnance Survey (OS) - the national mapping agency for Great Britain. James McDonald had taken an important series of architectural studies of Jerusalem in 1864, as part of an earlier Ordnance Survey expedition. During the expedition to Sinai, McDonald produced at least 264 listed photographs, although only 153 were published in the three volumes of the official account of the survey. The additional photographs not included in these volumes could be purchased separately at the Ordnance Survey Office in Southampton. In addition to his known landscapes, McDonald made a number of portraits and type studies of Bedouins and inhabitants of St. Catherine Convent in Sinai. Distant View of Jebel Serbal from the Palm Grove, Wadi Feiran ; Jebel Serbal (probably Mount Paran) from right bank of Wady Aleyat ; Jebel Serbal from the Upper Palms in Wadi Aleijat ; View from Summit of Jebel Serbal, looking North Ras Sufsafeh from North-Eastern End of the Plain Er Rahah ; View from Summit of Jebel Serbal, looking North-east. Desert of El Tih in distance ; Ras Sufsafeh from the Plain Er Rahah ; Plain of Er Rahah from base of Ras Sufsafeh ; Plain of Er Rahah from Cleft of Ras Sufsafeh ; Aaron’s Hill with Jebel Sona in the background ; Ras Sufsafeh from Wady ed Deir ; Jebel Musa from Aaron’s Hill with Camp of Ordnance Survey. Party [sic], November 21st 1868 ; Jebel Musa- Sufsafeh and Wady ed Deir from Aaaron’s Hill ; Gardens of Convent St. Katherine and Plain Er Rahah ; Wady ed Deir and Convent of St. Katherine with Plain Er Rahah ; Convent St. Katherine, Jebel Musa ; Summit of Jebel Musa from ed Deir with solitary Cypress ; The Cypress and Elijah’s Chapel with summit Jebel Musa ; Moses’ Well, Jebel Musa ; Summit of Jebel Musa from Ras Sufsafeh ; Wady Sebaiyeh from summit of Jebel Musa ; Jebel ed Deir from summit of Jebel Musa ; West View from the Olive Grove of the Convent El Arbain. Title and date devised by Library staff. The album is housed in a 19th-century blue half-calf, gilt by the bookbinder Edmund Worrall of Birmingham (with his ticket on front pastedown) and it has an upper cover lettered in gilt. The album includes 23 pages and 2 folding panoramas backed on linen. Each photograph is captioned on the mount in ink. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2014.0034 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22678219 BIB-ID: 2409658 Show less
Public relationsPeninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--British--20th Century
Vintage poster advertising the services run by the British company P&O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company). The poster shows the... Show moreVintage poster advertising the services run by the British company P&O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company). The poster shows the ocena liner RMS Strathaird approaching a dock where two men in oriental costumes are selling fruits. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed and tagged "Printed in England by The Lamson Agency Ltd." Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0064 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26202372 BIB-ID: 2799331 Show less
Bibby Line Limited, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--British--20th Century, Ships, Harbors, Lighthouses
Travel poster promoting cruises of the British maritime company "Bibby Line" to the sunshine destinations of the Mediterranean (Marseilles, Egypt,... Show moreTravel poster promoting cruises of the British maritime company "Bibby Line" to the sunshine destinations of the Mediterranean (Marseilles, Egypt, and Sudan), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Southern India and Burma (now Myanmar). Art Deco graphics depicts a cruise ship leaving port passing between two lighthouses at the entrance of a harbor. Two traditional Indian-Ocean sailing vessels are crossing its path, all against the clear sea and blue sky. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0031 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25953047 BIB-ID: 2758975 Show less