The minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo (also called Zakaria mosque as it contains the tomb of the Phrophet Zacharia) was built in 483 AH/1091 CE... Show moreThe minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo (also called Zakaria mosque as it contains the tomb of the Phrophet Zacharia) was built in 483 AH/1091 CE by the Qadi of Aleppo during the Seljuk rule in Syria, destroyed during fighting in the Syrian Civil War in 2013. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0043 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825466 BIB-ID: 2854669 Show less
Post office buildings, Post office buildings--Alexandria (Egypt), Architecture, Modern, Architecture, Modern--Egypt
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Post Card Egypt. L.C. - 34. Alexandrie - Rue de la Poste". Manuscript notes on the... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Post Card Egypt. L.C. - 34. Alexandrie - Rue de la Poste". Manuscript notes on the verso, address section. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0056 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825764 BIB-ID: 2854694 Show less
The main station in Alexandria was built at Sidi Gabar in 1854. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "L.C. 72" and the... Show moreThe main station in Alexandria was built at Sidi Gabar in 1854. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "L.C. 72" and the logo of the publisher. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0064 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825879 BIB-ID: 2854707 Show less
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... Show moreThe 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.2016.0089-0041 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825442 BIB-ID: 2854667 Show less
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... Show moreView 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.". Manuscript text on the verso mentioning the card is sent to enrich the recepient's collection. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0070 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825995 BIB-ID: 2854718 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Union Postale Universelle Eygpte Carte Postale", the address of the publisher "7,... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Union Postale Universelle Eygpte Carte Postale", the address of the publisher "7, Rue de la Poste" and the serial number "50804". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0067 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825909 BIB-ID: 2854711 Show less
Islamic architecture, Classical antiquities, Classical antiquities--Africa, North, Women, Arab
Photograph album collecting views and portraits from Algeria and Tunisia. Prints include street views, mosques, monuments, palaces, cafes, general... Show morePhotograph 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 well. Alger ; Cathédrale Alger (2227) ; Alger Rue Arabe (2047) ; Alger Rue des remparts (2401) ; Alger Intérieur de Mosquée (2420) ; Alger N.D. d’Afrique ; Place de Chartres (1799) ; Alger Théâtre national (2619) ; Mosquée Sidi Abderamman (110) ; Constantine Vue Générale prise de la Route de Setif (216) ; Constantine Les Gorges du Rhummel (285) ; Constantine Entrée des Gorges du Rhummel (279) ; Constantine Gorges du Rhummel, le Chemin des Touristes (326) ; Constantine Ancien Palais d’Ahmed-Bey (293) ; Biskra ; Casino, Biskra ; Street, Biskra ; River Bed, Biskra ; Date Palms, Biskra ; The Gardens, Biskra ; Desert near Biskra ; Mosque of Side Akba ; Porte romaine de sidi Okba (354) ; Timgat ; Philippeville Vue Générale prise de l’Hôpital Militaire (201) ; Philippeville Vue Générale prise de l’Hôpital Civil (106) ; Bône Le Fort de la Cigogne (105) ; Bizerte, Old Port ; Bizerte ; Vue panoramique de la Ville de Tunis (16) ; Tunis Avenue de la Marine (9) ; Avenue de France (6) ; Tunis Souk des Tailleurs (21) ; Tunis Souk des Etoffes (19) ; Tunis Rue du Pacha dans la ville riche (28) ; Salle de Justice au Bardo ; S.A. le Bey au Bardo (88) ; Anciens Ports de Carthage (71) ; Citernes romaines de La Malga à Carthage (67) ; Aqueduc du Bardo (201) ; Uled Nael (361) ; Uled Nael à Biskra (369) ; Intérieur arabe Biskra (343) ; Ecole arabe en Tunisie (84) ; Café maure (60) ; Mauresque, costume de ville (2500) ; Jeune Femme Arabe, costume d’intérieur (13) ; Mauresques d’Alger (2589) ; Juive tenue de ville (5) ; Femme arabe riche (31) ; La grande prière à Biskra (137) Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Contemporary half morocco gilt album. Photographs size 19.5 x 26 cm. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2014.0035 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22678293 BIB-ID: 2409662 Show less
The imperial palace Ali Qapu in Isfahan. Regarded as the best example of Safavid architecture, it was originally built in 1000s AH/1590s CE by 1590... Show moreThe imperial palace Ali Qapu in Isfahan. Regarded as the best example of Safavid architecture, it was originally built in 1000s AH/1590s CE by 1590-1595/1000-1004 AH under Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of the publisher. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0053 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682565x BIB-ID: 2854688 Show less
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... Show moreThe 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 the logo of German publisher and "Cai[ro] 81". Manuscript annotation on the recto "I stayed in this hotel [Eden Palace Hotel] in 1915" and on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682582x BIB-ID: 2854700 Show less
Shepheard's Hotel (Cairo, Egypt), Architecture, Modern, Architecture, Modern--Cairo (Egypt), Hotels
Shepheard's Hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until its... Show moreShepheard's Hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until its destruction in 1952 during the Cairo Fire. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "The Collector - Cairo". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0060 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825806 BIB-ID: 2854698 Show less
Public fountain in the neighbourhood Abbassia. This building is reproduced with different titles in other postcards of Cairo, either as "fountain"... Show morePublic fountain in the neighbourhood Abbassia. This building is reproduced with different titles in other postcards of Cairo, either as "fountain" or "sebil", or "school" in Abbassia. The fountain, known as the Sabif of Mustafa Pasha al-Khazindar, was built in 1889 CE by the treasurer under Abbas I of Egypt. The fountain, located in Masoud Street in Abdou Pasha, Abbassia, was demolished in 1950. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "N. 76 - Lichtenstern & Harari" and "Union Postale Universelle. Egypte. Carte Postale - التحاد البوستة العام مصر تذكرة بوستة ". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0055 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825752 BIB-ID: 2854693 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 647" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0069 2-D Graphic Item-ID:... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 647" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0069 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825971 BIB-ID: 2854717 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the front the serial number of the postcard (169). Postally unused. Main Heritage Compact General ... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the front the serial number of the postcard (169). Postally unused. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0071 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26826008 BIB-ID: 2854719 Show less
Postcard showing the Kursaal Casino and Music Hall, which was on Alfi Bey Street in the Ezbekiyya district of Cairo. Title from item, date devised... Show morePostcard showing the Kursaal Casino and Music Hall, which was on Alfi Bey Street in the Ezbekiyya district of Cairo. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 645. Edit.The Cairo Post-Card Trust - Ph. N. 831".Postally unused. Manuscript notes on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0072 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26826021 BIB-ID: 2854721 Show less
Postacard showing Kamel Sedki Street, today El Faggala. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Nr. 3." and the stamp of the... Show morePostacard showing Kamel Sedki Street, today El Faggala. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Nr. 3." and the stamp of the travel agent "Alf. H. Naudi & C., Ship Chandler & Stevedores. Port Said (Egypt)". Postally used. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0068 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682596x BIB-ID: 2854715 Show less
Laforgue, Adrien , 1871-1952 (architect.), Post office buildings, Post office buildings--Casablanca (Morocco), Architecture, French colonial, Architecture, French colonial--Morocco
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825351 BIB-ID: 2854657 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825351 BIB-ID: 2854657 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (799) in the negative. Number in ink on the... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (799) in the negative. Number in ink on the mount (76). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0057 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26389903 BIB-ID: 2818022 Show less
Masjid al-Ḥarām, Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Architecture, Ottoman, Architecture, Ottoman--Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Street view outside the Hamidiya, a government building constructed by Othman Pasha, General Governor of Hejaz (r. 1882-1886). The subject of this... Show moreStreet view outside the Hamidiya, a government building constructed by Othman Pasha, General Governor of Hejaz (r. 1882-1886). The subject of this photograph is probably the same building identified in the drawing of a view inside the Masjid al-Haram (plate no. 2) as ‘front-side of the Hamidiya Palace’, indicating that the building – and therefore the viewpoint in this photograph – was probably situated south of the Mosque. The photograph was likely taken by the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title and date from item. Plate no. 4 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (IV) and titled in German under the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26503141 BIB-ID: 2831247 Show less
Street view depicting the main guardhouse or police station in Mecca, described as being built by Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and... Show moreStreet view depicting the main guardhouse or police station in Mecca, described as being built by Osman Pasha, Hejaz military commander and governor (r. 1882-1886). The building features the Ottoman star and crescent symbols on the cornice and what appears to be a royal tughra (calligraphic monogram) at the center of the pediment. Ottoman soldiers, wearing fezzes stand in front. Several figures appear in small groups on the street in the foreground along with three donkeys and one horse. The plate was probably based on a photograph by the Egyptian army engineer Muhammad Sadiq Bey (1832 – 1902) in 1885. Title and date from item. Plate no. 6 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is numbered (VI) and titled in German under the image. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.02074-0006 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2650540x BIB-ID: 2831331 Show less
The album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art... Show moreThe album collects photographs by the major photographers active in the Middle East at the end of the XIX century. Images include: statues and art crafts from the Museum of Gizah; Egyptian antiquities (pyramids, temples, hieroglyphics); Islamic architectures in Cairo (tombs, the Citadel, mosques and mashrabiyas); views of the streets of Cairo (hotels and bazaars); staged portraits of local people (artisans, women, peasants and musicians); the Nile river with traditional boats and ports. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Album with vellum-bound, in golden letter and ornaments. The album consists of 24 pages. Prints are pasted on both sides. On the paste-down there is a scratched ex libris "Metropolitan Museum of Art. [illegible] of the Costume Institute. [illegible] Art Worker's Club". Manuscript note "Sold and discarted in 1960s). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0096 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26485229 BIB-ID: 2830659 Show less