Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Ltd., Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Middle East
Travel poster advertising the passenger train Simplon Orient Express. The illustration shows the Citadel of Aleppo. Title and date from item. The... Show moreTravel poster advertising the passenger train Simplon Orient Express. The illustration shows the Citadel of Aleppo. Title and date from item. The Poster is signed "J. de la Nézière", dated "Juillet 1927" and inscribed "LUCIEN SERRE & Cie. IMP. 15-17-19, Rue du Terrage, PARIS". Text continues: "Grande Bretagne - France - Suisse - Italie -Serbie - Croatie - Slovenie - Bulgarie - Roumanie - Grèce - Turquie - Syrie" (Great Britain - France - Switzerland - Italy -Serbia - Croatia - Slovenia - Bulgaria - Romania - Greece - Turkey - Syria). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0130 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26217879 BIB-ID: 2802006 Show less
Public relationsTouring-Club de France, Comité algéro-tunisien, Tourism, Tourism--Algeria--20th Century, Tourism, Tourism--Tunisia--20th Century
Vintage travel poster issued by the French social club devoted to travel, the "Touring-Club de France", advertising Algeria and Tunisia as tourist... Show moreVintage travel poster issued by the French social club devoted to travel, the "Touring-Club de France", advertising Algeria and Tunisia as tourist destinations. The poster shows a bedouin on camelback on the edge of a dune in the desert. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, titled "Ruines romaines, mosquées, oasis, gorges pittoresques, forêts, troglodytes" (Roman ruins, mosques, oases, picturesque canyons, forests, troglodyte dwellings), dated and tagged "Pour renseignements s'adresser: au TOURING-CLUB de FRANCE, 65 Avenue de la Grande Armée, PARIS aux Compagnies de Chemins de Fer et de la Navigation, aux Comités d'Hivernage à Alger et à Tunis, aux Agences de Voyages"(For information, contact: the TOURING-CLUB de FRANCE, 65 Avenue de la Grande Armée, PARIS, railways and navigation companies, winter clubs in Algiers and Tunis, travel agencies). Inscribed "Les Imprimeries D. Daude 2, rue de l'Asile Popincourt Paris". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0131 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26217880 BIB-ID: 2802018 Show less
Vintage poster advertising Edn Mustafa Circus, showing a staged oriental scene and acrobats. Title from item, date devised. The poster is signed and... Show moreVintage poster advertising Edn Mustafa Circus, showing a staged oriental scene and acrobats. Title from item, date devised. The poster is signed and numbered "4434". Additional text: "Acte orientale acrobatique et équilibriste. Acte unique avec danse. Truc de sensation original" (Oriental Acrobatic and Tightrope walking acts. A unique performance with dance. Original and thrilling tricks). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0058 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26201860 BIB-ID: 2799317 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--French--Morocco, History
Vintage travel poster advertising Morocco as a tourist destination, issued for the French railway company "Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à... Show moreVintage travel poster advertising Morocco as a tourist destination, issued for the French railway company "Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée" (Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean Railway Company, usually known simply as the P.L.M.) during the French Protectorate in Morocco. The poster is a stylized view of a caravan heading to Marrakech through the Doukkoula Gate, with the Atlas in the background. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, titled and tagged " Protectorat de la République française au Maroc" and "P.L.M.". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0059 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26201963 BIB-ID: 2799321 Show less
Public relationsMaktab al-Waṭanī al-Maghribī lil-Siyāḥah, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century
Travel poster issued by the Moroccan National Tourist Office advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. The poster shows two people in local... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Moroccan National Tourist Office advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. The poster shows two people in local attire walking in a street of the city. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0060 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26202050 BIB-ID: 2799323 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie des croisières Paquet (France),, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century
Vintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company " Compagnie Paquet" (MM) from Marseille to Tangier and Casablanca in... Show moreVintage poster advertising the services run by the French maritime company " Compagnie Paquet" (MM) from Marseille to Tangier and Casablanca in Morocco . The poster depicts a blanket seller. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Text continues "Au départ de Marseille et Port-Vendres sur Tanger et Casablanca" (Departing from Marseille and Port-Vendres to Tangier and Casablanca). The poster is tagged "Photo Bertrand - Printed in France. Société Marseillaise de Publicité". The photograph is titled "Le vendeur de couvertures" (The blanket seller). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0066 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26202402 BIB-ID: 2799337 Show less
Public relationsRoyal Air Maroc., Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--Morocco--20th Century
Travel poster showing an airplane flying over a camel and a stylized representation of a village. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff.... Show moreTravel poster showing an airplane flying over a camel and a stylized representation of a village. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Poster is signed and tagged "S.te Exploit.on Et.ts De La Vasselais Imp.rs Edit.rs Paris 4, Rue Cimarosa", "Reproduction interdite. Modèle déposé". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0067 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26203522 BIB-ID: 2799455 Show less
Public relationsMaktab al-Waṭanī al-Maghribī lil-Siyāḥah, Tourism Morocco, Tourism Morocco--20th Century
Travel poster issued by the Moroccan National Tourist Office advertising Chefchaouen, also known as Chaouen, the city in northwest Morocco which is... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Moroccan National Tourist Office advertising Chefchaouen, also known as Chaouen, the city in northwest Morocco which is noted for its buildings in shades of blue. The poster shows two people in local attire walking in a street of the city. Title and date from item. Tagged "Cliché ONMT", that is photograph of the Office National Marocain du Tourisme (Moroccan National Tourist Office) and "Office National Marocain du Tourisme. Rabat". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0045 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26196797 BIB-ID: 2798862 Show less
Travel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. This poster of Egypt by the Turkish illustrator Hidayet was printed in French and English... Show moreTravel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. This poster of Egypt by the Turkish illustrator Hidayet was printed in French and English with different taglines. The present one seems to be missing a part of the text, which was supposed to be filled with the details of the agency or institution to contact. Title from item, date devised. Poster is signed and tagged "Hill, Siffken & Co., Ltd., Grafton Works, London, N.7" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0051 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2619952x BIB-ID: 2799121 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--French--Morocco, History
Vintage travel poster advertising Morocco as a tourist destination, issued for the French railway company "Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à... Show moreVintage travel poster advertising Morocco as a tourist destination, issued for the French railway company "Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée" (Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean Railway Company, usually known simply as the P.L.M.) during the French Protectorate in Morocco. The poster is an example of Art Nouveau style, with bold lines and pastel colors. In the foreground there two women in traditional white dresses and the graves of a cemetery (Bab Mahrouk). In the background hills, vegetation, and the city of Fes with minarets. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, titled and tagged " Protectorat de la République française au Maroc" and "P.L.M.". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0053 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26201628 BIB-ID: 2799290 Show less
Public relationsFédération des Syndicats d'Initiative et de Tourisme du Maroc, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Orientalism in art
Vintage travel poster issued by the Moroccan Federation of Tourism and Information Offices, advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. Title fom... Show moreVintage travel poster issued by the Moroccan Federation of Tourism and Information Offices, advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. Title fom item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed, titled, and tagged "Fédération des Syndicats d'Initiative et de Tourisme du Maroc". andn,on the lower corners,"ESSI", that is S. I., the acronym for Syndicats d'Initiative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0068 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26203571 BIB-ID: 2799462 Show less
Public relationsSyndicat d'Initiative de Fez, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Orientalism in art
Vintage travel poster issued by the tourist information office of Fes, advertising Morocco and the city as a tourist destination. The illustration... Show moreVintage travel poster issued by the tourist information office of Fes, advertising Morocco and the city as a tourist destination. The illustration is a painting showing local people at a gate of the city, by the famous Orientalist painter Henri-Jean Pontoy. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, titled, date and tagged "Syndicat d'Initiative de Fez". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0054 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2620163x BIB-ID: 2799297 Show less
Public relationsSociété algérienne de navigation pour l'Afrique du Nord Charles Schiaffino, Tourism, Tourism--Algeria--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century
Vintage poster advertising the services run by the Algerian maritime company "Charles Schiaffino & C.ie" of Algiers, connecting Algiers and Paris.... Show moreVintage poster advertising the services run by the Algerian maritime company "Charles Schiaffino & C.ie" of Algiers, connecting Algiers and Paris. The poster depicts a vessel in the sea. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is titled and signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0056 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26201653 BIB-ID: 2799299 Show less
Syria Jaysh al-ʻArabī al-Sūrī., League of Arab States Arab Deterrent Force., Tanks (Military science), Foreign relations, History
Political protest showing a Syrian Army tank of the Arab Deterrent Force crushing a Lebanese state dived into four entities. The Arab Deterrent... Show morePolitical protest showing a Syrian Army tank of the Arab Deterrent Force crushing a Lebanese state dived into four entities. The Arab Deterrent Force (ADF) - Force Arabe de Dissuasion in its French translation (FAD) as per the present poster - was an intervention force created in 1976 by the Arab League, composed almost entirely of Syrian forces with token contributions from other Arab states. After 1979 the became a purely Syrian force. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0026 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25950794 BIB-ID: 2758879 Show less
ExhibitionsMusée de l'homme (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle)
Exhibition poster for a 1971 exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France. The poster shows the stylized portrait of a... Show moreExhibition poster for a 1971 exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France. The poster shows the stylized portrait of a Qajar woman in an abstract white and blue background. Title and date from item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0027 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2595118x BIB-ID: 2758896 Show less
Public relationsOffice national du tourisme tunisien,, Tourism, Tourism--Tunisia--20th Century, Minarets, Families
Travel poster ssued by the "Office du Tourisme et de l'Expansion Commerciale" ([Tunisian] National Office of Tourism and Commercial Expansion)... Show moreTravel poster ssued by the "Office du Tourisme et de l'Expansion Commerciale" ([Tunisian] National Office of Tourism and Commercial Expansion) advertising Tunisia as a tourist destination. The poster is a painting by prominent Tunisian painter Hatim Elmekki depicting a man and a woman, carrying her baby in a sling, on a horse. The three are dressed in traditional costumes. In the background, a minaret and two doors of what could be a mosque or a city wall. Title and date from item. Tagged "Published by and for Tunisian Government." Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0028 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25951294 BIB-ID: 2756459 Show less
Office national du tourisme tunisien., Tourism, Tourism--Tunisia--20th Century, Islamic domes, Islamic domes--Tunisia
Original vintage travel poster advertising Tunisia as a tourist destination published for the National Office of Tunisian Tourism. The poster is a... Show moreOriginal vintage travel poster advertising Tunisia as a tourist destination published for the National Office of Tunisian Tourism. The poster is a full black and white photograph picturing white domes in a play of lights and shadows. Title and date from item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0029 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25951324 BIB-ID: 2758910 Show less
Public relationsChemins de fer algériens de l'État, Tourism, Tourism--Algeria--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Algeria, Ouled Naïl, Muslim women
Travel poster issued by the Algerian State Railways "Chemins de fer algériens de l'État" (CFAE). The poster shows an Ouled Naïl and advertises... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Algerian State Railways "Chemins de fer algériens de l'État" (CFAE). The poster shows an Ouled Naïl and advertises Biskra and excursions to the Aures Mountains, the Oued Righ region, Touggour , the M'zab, and Southern Algeria and Tunisia. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Text continues: "Excursions dans l'Aures et l'Oued Rhir, vers Touggourt le N'Zab et le grand sud et vers le Sud Tunisien".(Excursions to the Aures Mountains and the Oued Righ , to Touggourt, the M'zab, and Southern Algeria and Tunisia). The image of the poster is titled "Une Ouled Naïl" and signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0036 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2619210x BIB-ID: 2798421 Show less
Public relationsAir France,, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--French--20th Century
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... Show moreAcrylic 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 Arab coffee pot-and an Oil Tower. The white outline around the image makes it appear almost like a collage. Guy Georget worked extensively with tourism boards to produce posters promoting travel and tourism. His first commercial posters appear in the late 1940s and from the 1960s he worked for Air France, prestigious employment for graphic artists of the time. His style is characterized by graphism with bolder lines and brighter colors. He was strongly influenced by Cubism. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25901126 BIB-ID: 2756331 Show less
Public relationsOffice national du tourisme tunisien, Tourism, Tourism--Tunisia--20th Century
Original vintage travel poster published for the National office of the Tunisian Tourism showing a Capitoline temple of the Tunisian archaeological... Show moreOriginal vintage travel poster published for the National office of the Tunisian Tourism showing a Capitoline temple of the Tunisian archaeological site of Sbeitla. Title and date from item. "Édité et distribué gratuitement par l'Office National du tourisme et du Thermalisme" (Published and freely distributed by the National office of Tourism and Thermalism). Monogram for the National office of the Tunisian Tourism is in lower right corner. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25902805 BIB-ID: 2756444 Show less