Freya Stark was an Anglo-Italian explorer and travel writer. Her father was British. She wrote more than two dozen books on her travels in the... Show moreFreya Stark was an Anglo-Italian explorer and travel writer. Her father was British. She wrote more than two dozen books on her travels in the Middle East and Afghanistan. She was one of the first non-Arabs to travel through the southern Arabian Desert. In 1934, Stark sailed down the Red Sea to Aden intending to trace the frankincense route of the Hadhramaut, the hinterland of southern Arabia. She published her account of the region in three books, The Southern Gates of Arabia: A Journey in the Hadhramaut (1936), Seen In The Hadhramaut (1938) and A Winter in Arabia (1940). The shrine in the photograph could be located either in Tarim or Seiyun. Title and date devised by Library staff. Later print. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2020.0022 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2611852x BIB-ID: 2745833 Show less
Panoramic views of Aden and Lahej, including the Steamer Point, the soldiers' barracks and the harbour. There are also group portraits of the... Show morePanoramic views of Aden and Lahej, including the Steamer Point, the soldiers' barracks and the harbour. There are also group portraits of the British Officers in Aden and of al-Fadl III ibn `Ali al-`Abdali, Sultan of Lahej. Photographs include 2 panoramas titled "Lahej near Aden. View from the town towards the Camp of the Field Force" and "View from Camp looking towards town of Lahej" measuring 16 x 91 and 17 x 91 cm; 1 photograph captioned "1873 - Officers of the Lahej Field Force - Aden" indicating the names of the officer in the picture "Capt Gabb, Capt Hunter, Capt Stock, Major Lukhardt (?), Major Barras, Col. Mackenzie, Col. Edwardes, Dr. Anderson, Sultan of Lahej [al Fadl IV Ibn Muhsin al- Abdali]" measuring 16.8 x 23.5 cm; 1 photograph titled "Aden 1875 - Grenadier Triumphal Arch" measuring 19 x 24.2 cm; 2 photographs captioned "The Sultan's Palace - Lahej" and "The Rebel Fort - Lahej" measuring 15.6 x 23.4 and 16.8 x 23 cm; 2 more panoramas captioned "The Crescent, Steamer Point" and "The Barracks and Harbour - Aden" measuring 115.8 x 40.8 and 15 x 42.5 cm. Date from item, title devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2016.0027 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23115075 BIB-ID: 2450639 Show less
Henry Salt entered the employment of Viscount Valentia, embarking with him on an eastern tour in 1802. In 1805, Valentia sent him on a mission to... Show moreHenry Salt entered the employment of Viscount Valentia, embarking with him on an eastern tour in 1802. In 1805, Valentia sent him on a mission to improve relations with the rulers of Abyssinia. During the sailing, on October 13th 1809 he anchored in Mocha where he remained, housed at the British Factory, until December 14th. It is probably during this stay that he had the chance to take this view; before starting his career as officer of the British government, he was an antiquarian and wanted to become a painter. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Signed in the plate "Salt del[ineavit], Angus sculp[sit]". Main Heritage Office General HC.GM.2013.0013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23861320 BIB-ID: 2537114 See Halls, J. J., Salt, H., & Victoria and Albert Museum. (1834). The life and correspondence of Henry Salt, Esq. F.R.S. &c: His Britannic Majesty's late Consul General in Egypt. London: Richard Bentley; Salt, H. (1814). A Voyage to Abyssinia, and travels into the interior of that country, executed under the orders of the British government, in the years 1809 and 1810: In which are included, an Account of the Portugese settlements on the East Coast of Africa, visited in the course of the voyage : a Concise narrative of late events in Arabia Felix : and some particulars respecting the aboriginal African tribes, extending from Mosambique to the borders of Egypt : together with Vocabularies of their respective languages. London: Rivington. Show less
Henry Salt entered the employment of Viscount Valentia, embarking with him on an eastern tour in 1802. In 1805, Valentia sent him on a mission to... Show moreHenry Salt entered the employment of Viscount Valentia, embarking with him on an eastern tour in 1802. In 1805, Valentia sent him on a mission to improve relations with the rulers of Abyssinia. During the sailing, on October 13th 1809 he anchored in Mocha where he remained, housed at the British Factory, until December 14th. It is probably during this stay that he had the chance to take this view; before starting his career as officer of the British government, he was an antiquarian and wanted to become a painter. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Signed in the plate "Salt del[ineavit], Angus sculp[sit]". Main Heritage Office General HC.GM.2013.0014 Book Item-ID: i23861599 BIB-ID: 2537118 See Halls, J. J., Salt, H., & Victoria and Albert Museum. (1834). The life and correspondence of Henry Salt, Esq. F.R.S. &c: His Britannic Majesty's late Consul General in Egypt. London: Richard Bentley; Salt, H. (1814). A Voyage to Abyssinia, and travels into the interior of that country, executed under the orders of the British government, in the years 1809 and 1810: In which are included, an Account of the Portugese settlements on the East Coast of Africa, visited in the course of the voyage : a Concise narrative of late events in Arabia Felix : and some particulars respecting the aboriginal African tribes, extending from Mosambique to the borders of Egypt : together with Vocabularies of their respective languages. London: Rivington. Show less
Collection documenting the 1911-1913 expeditions in Syria and south-eastern Anatolia of the German archaeologist and diplomat Max Freiherr von... Show moreCollection documenting the 1911-1913 expeditions in Syria and south-eastern Anatolia of the German archaeologist and diplomat Max Freiherr von Oppenheim. The photographs were taken by the official members of the expedition, including his photographer Dr. Oswald Seemann, a physician by training, and Felix Langenegger, an engineer and long-time associate of Oppenheim. Most of the photographs show architectural subjects taken in wide variety of cities and archaeological sites, ranging from Aleppo to Mardin to Urfa. The present collection was probably assembled and retained by a member of Oppenheim's party, perhaps even Langenegger, or someone in his circle. Title and date devised by Library staff. Some photographs have contemporary pencil annotations on the verso, and some paper mounts come with pencil annotations. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2020.0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25883173 BIB-ID: 2745708 "From Cairo to Tell Halaf: The Photograph collection of Max von Oppenheim", Museum für Fotografie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 18 February – 15 May 2011. Show less
The shadow of the photographer and his camera are visible in the picture. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is... Show moreThe shadow of the photographer and his camera are visible in the picture. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned on the mount. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2018.0205-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26263646 BIB-ID: 2804845 Show less
Title and date devised from Library staff. The print is numbered (36) in the negative. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2016.0093-0002 2-D Graphic It... Show moreTitle and date devised from Library staff. The print is numbered (36) in the negative. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2016.0093-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26263701 BIB-ID: 2804848 Show less
Title and date devised from Library staff. The print is numbered (15) in the negative. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2016.0093-0003 2-D Graphic It... Show moreTitle and date devised from Library staff. The print is numbered (15) in the negative. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2016.0093-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26263713 BIB-ID: 2804850 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26280498 BIB-ID: 2803208 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26280498 BIB-ID: 2803208 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26280589 BIB-ID: 2803209 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26280589 BIB-ID: 2803209 Show less
The daguerreotype was the first readily available photographic technique. The process required great care in the preparation and sensitization of... Show moreThe daguerreotype was the first readily available photographic technique. The process required great care in the preparation and sensitization of the silver-plated copper plate, as well as in the development and fixing of the image. Exposure times ranged from three to fifteen minutes. Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2018.0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24901313 BIB-ID: 2582770 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by Libary staff. Plate n. XXXII in Les monuments mauresques du Maroc by Joseph de La Nézière printed in 1922 in Paris... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by Libary staff. Plate n. XXXII in Les monuments mauresques du Maroc by Joseph de La Nézière printed in 1922 in Paris by Albert Levy. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0025-0032 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23866780 BIB-ID: 2537432 Show less
The album collects watercolour views of the Ottoman lands. The views include (approximate numbers): Turkey (60, including 19 of Constantinople and... Show moreThe album collects watercolour views of the Ottoman lands. The views include (approximate numbers): Turkey (60, including 19 of Constantinople and environs), Crete (15), Greece (13), Corfu (11), Iraq (14, including 5 of Baghdad and environs), Rhodes (3), Balkans (2), Romania (7), Albania (6), Syria (3), Bulgaria, Macedonia, the Caucasus, Sicily, and others unidentified. . A few of the watercolours have the original source noted, such as "from Grelot", "old print", "Askwith R.A.", "W. Hamilton" (presumably Hamilton's Researches in Asia Minor, 1842), "Rev. Vyv. Arundell" (presumably Arundell's Discoveries in Asia Minor, 1834), though most are unattributed, such as a number which may be traced to Buckingham's Travels in Mesopotamia (1827). Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. All watercolours have manuscript captions and are numbered in the top right; almost all are initialled or signed by the artist. The album is accompanied by a typewritten note (26 x 21 cm) referring to the 20 November 1963 Sotheby's sale of "Fine English 18th and 19th century drawings and paintings". Manuscript note at the front page "July 1861. Vol.II . Greek Drawings. 144". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2016.0019 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23491346 BIB-ID: 2506820 PROVENANCE Sotheby's, sale of "Fine English 18th and 19th century drawings and paintings", 20 November 1963, lot 16 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographer stamp "Editions Mars. Photo Flandrin, Casablanca" on the back of the print. Manuscript note... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Photographer stamp "Editions Mars. Photo Flandrin, Casablanca" on the back of the print. Manuscript note on the verso of the print "Porteuse de pain". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0011-0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23706260 BIB-ID: 2525756 Show less
The album collects the photographs taken by the Naval Officer A. Martiensen, who took part in Wilhelm II's trip to the Levant in 1898, as he was... Show moreThe album collects the photographs taken by the Naval Officer A. Martiensen, who took part in Wilhelm II's trip to the Levant in 1898, as he was serving on the Imperial liner "Hohenzollern" from September 1898 to March 1900. The visit was a key diplomatic move of the German Empire and the Protestant Church to strengthen the political ties with the Ottoman Empire and it was widely reported and commentated in all the media. The album was probably compiled at end of the 1920s, as indicated by the form and layout. Also, pictures are not arranged in chronological order, which would suggest that they may initially have been kept in different places and only later incorporated into the album. The last picture dates from 1929 and shows Martiensen and tourist group seated on camels in front of the Pyramid of Giza. Photographs show Wilhelm II close-ups and in an almost private setting when on board the Hohenzollern - such as for his birthday -, whereas other pictures were carefully staged and intended to serve propaganda purposes. Some of these photographs must have been taken by other people, such as the German photographer Ottomar Anschütz (1846-1907) and Empress Auguste Victoria (1858-1921) and by other professional photographers. The prints have numbers in the negative which could have been catalog numbers the passengers and crew could use to order souvenir pictures. Title devised by Library staff, date from item. The pictures are contact prints from glass negatives with a format of 12 x 18 cm. Most of them have numbers as would have been written on the glass negatives and are captioned in white ink on the mount. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0158 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23299381 BIB-ID: 2496329 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "Alex. 16.09.04. Did you get my other cards alright? I fear you... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "Alex. 16.09.04. Did you get my other cards alright? I fear you had to pay on them, as I made an error in the stamps. The Khedives palace is near here, a fine palace.". Written on the back of the card: [Addressed to: ] Miss K. Colman. Corfe Cottage. Midhope Road. Woking. Surrey. England. Postmark of the Poste Egyptiennes on back of card - "Alexandrie 16.IX.04" Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2369760x BIB-ID: 2524607 Show less
View of the the Custom and Excise Office and of the port of Baghdad from the riverbank. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on... Show moreView of the the Custom and Excise Office and of the port of Baghdad from the riverbank. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Written on the front of the card "The steps in the above picture are those up which the Kurdish coolies carry bales weighing a ton [...]". Written on the back of the card: [Addressed to: ] Mr. R. H. Smith S.S. Oriana c/o Messes. Dunn & Co. Ship Agents. Durban. S. Africa. Postmark of the Indian Postage on back of card. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23697982 BIB-ID: 2524611 Show less
Orientalism in art, Orientalism in art--Africa, North--Photographs, Prayer--Islam
The prayer in the desert is one of the most famous post card pictures produced by Lehnert & Landrock. Title and date devised by Library staff. The... Show moreThe prayer in the desert is one of the most famous post card pictures produced by Lehnert & Landrock. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph has Lehnert & Landrock monogram on the bottom of the recto of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0017-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23852227 BIB-ID: 2536786 Show less
Manners and customs, Manners and customs--Egypt--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Portraits
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph has caption both in French and in German on the mount and it is signed in the negative. ... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph has caption both in French and in German on the mount and it is signed in the negative. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0080 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23323498 BIB-ID: 2496883 Show less
Women, Women--Asia, Central--Portraits, Mausoleums, Mausoleums--Uzbekistan--Photographs, Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Asia, Central
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2013.0014-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21978700 BIB-ID: 2352573 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2013.0014-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i21978700 BIB-ID: 2352573 Show less