Watercolor drawing depicting a man, kneeling down, dressed in black desert clothes, recalling Tuareg people traditional costumes. Date from item,... Show moreWatercolor drawing depicting a man, kneeling down, dressed in black desert clothes, recalling Tuareg people traditional costumes. Date from item, title devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption of the back of the frame " Dessiné par St Exupéry en 1943 / Cadeau de George Keller 1950" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2018.0012 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25155714 BIB-ID: 2562105 Show less
Collections of aerial views of historical monuments and cities of today Lebanon and Syria. Photographs were taken in 1925 by the French... Show moreCollections of aerial views of historical monuments and cities of today Lebanon and Syria. Photographs were taken in 1925 by the French archaeologist Antoine Poidebard and other pilots. Jesuit Father Antoine Poidebard is considered the founder of the practice of aerial archaeology in the Middle East. A Jesuit missionary, he was also a renowned explorer and an amateur archaeologist. Settled in Beirut from 1925 on, in charge of official missions on behalf of the French authorities, he realized the extraordinary potential offered by aerial reconnaissance for the archaeological documentation of the Lebanese and Syrian territories. With the logistical support of the French Air Force, he completed thousands of flights, mainly above Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, but also above the coasts of the Mediterranean up to Algeria and Tunisia. As an ingenious amateur Poidebard developed prototypes of cameras that were later produced industrially. Djezine [sic] waterfall. Beaufort Castle. Beirut. The Port of Beirut. Interior of an old mill. Road from Beirut to Damascus. Delta of the Nahr al-Kalb River. Ruins of Byblos. Source of the Orontes River. Cedar of Lebanon. Baalbeck. Tripoli. The Krak des Chevaliers. The citadel of Aleppo. Latakia. The bay of Alexandretta. Alawite woman. Bridge in Deir ez-Zor. Kamechlie [sic]. Souqs. Ruins in Al-Rusafa. Palmyra. The Turkish castle of Palmyra. Valley of the tombs. The gate of the tetrapylon. Homs. Damascus. Ommeyades Mosque. Barada Valley. As-Suwayda. Salkad [sic]. Qanawat . Bedouin of Sinjar. Photographs have either manuscript captions on the mount or have typescript titles on labels pasted onto the mount. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0198 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24959261 BIB-ID: 2528559 Show less