Public relationsAir France,, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--French--20th Century
Travel poster by Guy Georget advertising Air France flights to the Near and Middle. The painting depicts an Arab character and some stylized... Show moreTravel 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 and tagged "Imp. S.A. Courbet_Paris.", "Printed in France" andRef: 21675_P/3_62". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0094 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26211658 BIB-ID: 2800131 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, Public relationsCompagnie des croisières Paquet (France), Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--French--Morocco
Vintage travel issued for the French railway company "Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée" and the French maritime... Show moreVintage travel issued for the French railway company "Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée" and the French maritime company " Compagnie Paquet" advertising Morocco as a tourist destination and the services run by the two companies connecting European cities and Morocco via Marseille. The poster is a pictorial map of Europe and Morocco. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed, titled and tagged "Chemins de fer de Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée" (Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean Railway Company, usually known simply as the P.L.M.) and "Compagnie de Navigation Paquet". Captioned "Traversée la plus courte, la plus rapide, la mieux abritée" (The shortest, fastest and safest journey). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0096 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214209 BIB-ID: 2800284 Show less
Public relationsCrédit lyonnais, Banks and banking, French, Banks and banking, French--Africa, French-speaking
Pictorial map of North Africa and French Union showing the agencies of the French bank Crédit Lyonnais. The map shows major buildings and landmarks... Show morePictorial map of North Africa and French Union showing the agencies of the French bank Crédit Lyonnais. The map shows major buildings and landmarks, parks, roads, as well as cities and town; it includes a color coded list of agencies and coat of arms on upper right corner, and a compass rose oriented with the North to in upper left. The title is framed with a decorative cartouche. Relief shown pictorially. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed and titled. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0084 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2620700x BIB-ID: 2799756 Show less
Public relationsAir France, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--French--20th Century
Travel poster issued by the French airline company Air France advertising flights to the Near and Middle. The poster shows an airplane flying over... Show moreTravel poster issued by the French airline company Air France advertising flights to the Near and Middle. The poster shows an airplane flying over a walking figure in traditional Arab dress with camels and a mosque. The whole picture is framed between two pillars of antique site ruin. Sky, sea and desert are the background. Jean Even was a talented artist as a child. When he was studying in Madrid, because of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War he moved to Morocco instead, where he spent more than 20 years. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. At the bottom, a winged seahorse, Air France historic logo created in 1933. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0088 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26211245 BIB-ID: 2798649 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie de navigation mixte, Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans, Tourism, Tourism--Algeria--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--French--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--French--20th Century
Vintage travel poster promoting Algeria as a tourist destination. The poster advertises the combined railway and maritime transport route provided... Show moreVintage travel poster promoting Algeria as a tourist destination. The poster advertises the combined railway and maritime transport route provided by two French companies, the railway company "Chemins de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi" (PO-Midi) and the maritime company "Compagnie de Navigation Mixte" (CNM). The poster shows three figures in local attire near a village. In the background the outlines of a minaret. Some palm trees in the foreground. Title and date from item. Text continues "La route maritime la plus courte TRAIN-PAQUEBOT au départ de Paris-Quai-d'Orsay" (The shortest maritime route. Boat train departing from the Paris railway station Quai-d'Orsay). The poster is tagged "P.O Publicité N.o 6_1931" and "Printed by Imp. Chaix. Paris 3-31". Above the image "Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi. Cie de Navigation Mixte" (Paris-Orléans and Southern Railway Company. Mixed Shipping Company). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0104 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214702 BIB-ID: 2800303 Show less
Public relationsSociété Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement (S.A.G.A.), Shipping companies (Marine transportation), Shipping companies (Marine transportation)--French--20th Century
Vintage poster for the French the shipping company "Société Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement" (also known by its acronym SAGA). The poster shows a... Show moreVintage poster for the French the shipping company "Société Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement" (also known by its acronym SAGA). The poster shows a port in Morocco with people in local attires. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is signed "A. Brenet" and inscribed "Imprimé en France par la Photolith - Paris". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0108 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214842 BIB-ID: 2800311 Show less
Nelson, Horatio Nelson , 1758-1805, French Occupation of Egypt (1798-1801), Nile, Battle of the (Egypt : 1798), Nile, Battle of the, Egypt, 1798, Nile, Battle of the, Egypt, 1798--Maps, Maps, History, G8302.A2 .E93 1798
Shows position of the French and English fleets, at the Battle of the Nile, August 1st. 1798, with index of participating ships. Oriented with north... Show moreShows position of the French and English fleets, at the Battle of the Nile, August 1st. 1798, with index of participating ships. Oriented with north to the upper right. Inset view: "North view of the castle and Bay of Bequire or Bokkier" Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00251 Print Map Item-ID: i23689845 BIB-ID: 2501876 Show less
Knights of Malta., Knights of Malta., French Occupation of Malta (1798-1800), History, DG992.8 .T68 1805
Main Heritage Shelves General DG992.8 .T68 1805 Book Item-ID: i23684847 BIB-ID: 2501895 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DG992.8 .T68 1805 Book Item-ID: i23684847 BIB-ID: 2501895 Show less
Crimean War, 1853-1856, Crimean War, 1853-1856--Pictorial works, Soldiers--French, Soldiers--French--Crimea (Ukraine)--1850-1860
Plates depict landscapes and architectural and street views of Constantinople and the Bosphorus. Album of watercolor views taken by the album... Show morePlates depict landscapes and architectural and street views of Constantinople and the Bosphorus. Album of watercolor views taken by the album retracing the journey of Émilien Frossard, the pastor of the Reformed Church and draftsman Pyrenees, who was appointed to organize the Protestant chaplaincy service for the soldiers of the Armée d’Orient, the unit of the French Army unit sent by Napoleon III (r. 1852-1870) to the Crimean War, the military conflict fought from 1853 to 1856, between Russia and the alliance made up of the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom, Sardinia, and France. The war was one of the first to be documented extensively in written reports and photographs. The album contains panoramic views of the Mediterranean coasts (Sardinia, Calabria, Stromboli, Athens, the Dardanelles, Sevastopol) from the boat he had embarked on. The album offers beautiful views of Constantinople. Frossard had remained there a few weeks to organize the Protestant chaplaincy service in various French hospitals that he visited (the wounded who could not be evacuated to France remained at the back of these hospitals). During his stay, he took the time to observe the magnificent landscapes and drew sketches and watercolors. There is also a series of more military-inspired watercolors, Pastor lying in an operation theatre, stranded boats in the bay of Balaklava, drawings of fortifications, trenches, big batteries, plans, and camps. This original album of watercolors is assimilated with the book «Letters to the East» published in correspondence of the author’s impressions and descriptions (written in Constantinople and Sebastopol) during the Crimean War in 1855. The views with captions depict: Bonifacio - Corsica-Sardinia crossing -Archipelago Lipari-Stromboli - Messina - Convent near Messina - Coast at Reggio Calabria -Calabria Coast-Mount Etna - Piraeus - The Phalerum - Cap Column - The Hellespont- TheDardanelles- Gallipoli- Constantinople- Scutari from Top Hané- Bozcaada- Island of Marmara - Seraglio Point - The old Seraglio - Golden Horn - Golden Horn view of a small field - Eyoub Mosque - Cemetery, called the Large Field - Dolma batche Hospital - Mosque Abdul-Medjid- Ancient wall- Walls of the old Seraglio- Seraglio Gate- Ancient Walls, house called Belisarius - Top Capou - Edrene Capoussi, port of Adrianople -Sublime Porte and fountain of St. Sophia - Gate of the Seraglio - Fishing huts on the Bosphorus- Floating Guard house, Golden Horn - Pointe de Chaladoine - Galata Tower - St. Sophia view of the Hippodrome - Mosque of Top Hane - Entrance of Galata - View near Eyoub Mosque- Ruede Constantinople - View of the Union Hotel in the Genoese town of Galata - View of street To phanain Constantinople- 3 views of tombs in small fields and Pera- Daoud Pacha- Entrance of Bosphorus from the Dead Sea- 33 small indigenous water colors and 8b/w illustrations of Dervishes, Armenian priest, portraits, costumes, camels, peasants and sellers - Turkish house in Pera - Greek house - Maiden’s Tower - Tower of Leander, Scutari - Entrance to the Mosque Tophana - Fountain in Galata - Roumili Fanaraki - Yum Burun - Bay of Baïcos - Fort Constantine at entrance to Sebastopol - Balaklava coast - French squadron in Kamiech - Frossard’s tent in French camp - Women washing laundry by a ravine - Dead horse on battlefield - Camp near Balaklava - Greek Church Kadi Keni - Bay of Balaklava - Ruin Héracléene - Battery No. 21 & No. 23 - English Camp. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. 96 pp, with watercolours (mostly approximately 20 x 25 cm, but the panoramic views are often narrower), 1 colour map of Crimea, 2 plans of Constantinople and the Bosphorous, and some small sketches of characters, houses and animals. Bound in half calf with marbled boards, slightly rubbed round edges, marbled endpapers, title gilt on raised spine with gilt threads. Some views are captioned. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2015.0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2279752x BIB-ID: 1951274 Show less
French Occupation of Syria (1918-1946), Economic history, History, تاريخ, Economic conditions, جوانب إقتصادية, DS98 .T368 1933
Main Heritage Shelves General DS98 .T368 1933 Book Item-ID: i15513932 BIB-ID: 2513934 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DS98 .T368 1933 Book Item-ID: i15513932 BIB-ID: 2513934 Show less
