Public relationsEgypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Siyāḥah, Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century
Travel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a temple at Abu Simbel. The poster was issued for the Ministry of... Show moreTravel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a temple at Abu Simbel. The poster was issued for the Ministry of Tourism when Egypt was part of the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.), the political union between Egypt and Syria, which lasted from 1958 until 1961. Title and date from item. Inscribed "Issued by the Tourist Administration Office - Cairo". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0082 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26207278 BIB-ID: 2799794 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-Miṣrīyaht, Public relationsEgyptian State Railways, Telegraphs & Telephones, Tourism Egypt, Tourism Egypt--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Egypt
Travel poster issued by the Egyptian State Railways.The poster is a work by the famous Turkish graphic artist İhap Hulusi Görey, best known for his... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Egyptian State Railways.The poster is a work by the famous Turkish graphic artist İhap Hulusi Görey, best known for his illustrations on posters and labels of several Turkish brands in the Republican era. Born and raised in Cairo, he also designed at least six different posters promoting travel to Egypt. The poster depicts a man in a traditional dress on the foreground and, in the background, a minaret and the Colossi of Memnon. Title from item, date devised. Poster is signed "Ihad Hulusi Istanbul" and "Kalfa" (Atelier Kalfa). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0083 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26207345 BIB-ID: 2799802 Show less
Public relationsEgypt. State tourist department, Tourism Egypt, Tourism Egypt--20th Century, Buildings, structures, etc
Travel poster issued by the Egyptian State Tourist Department. The poster is a work by the famous Turkish graphic artist İhap Hulusi Görey, best... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Egyptian State Tourist Department. The poster is a work by the famous Turkish graphic artist İhap Hulusi Görey, best known for his illustrations on posters and labels of several Turkish brands in the Republican era. Born and raised in Cairo, he also designed at least six different posters promoting travel to Egypt. The poster is a graphic composition depicting modern buildings along the Nile Corniche in Cairo. On the foreground some boats and a statue of Ramesses II and in the distance the outlines of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali. Title from item, date devised. Poster is signed and tagged "Issued by the Egyptian State Tourist Department" and "Institut Graphique Egyptien. طبع المعهد المصرى لفن الطباعة". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0046 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26196888 BIB-ID: 2798872 Show less
Public relationsEgypt. State tourist department, Tourism Egypt, Tourism Egypt--20th Century, Coffeehouses
Travel poster issued by the Egyptian State Tourist Department. The poster is a work by the famous Turkish graphic artist İhap Hulusi Görey, best... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Egyptian State Tourist Department. The poster is a work by the famous Turkish graphic artist İhap Hulusi Görey, best known for his illustrations on posters and labels of several Turkish brands in the Republican era. Born and raised in Cairo, he also designed at least six different posters promoting travel to Egypt. The poster depicts a man in a red traditional dress serving coffee to some tourists sitting under a palm tree, at the foot of the pyramids. Title from item, date devised. Poster is signed and tagged "Printed for the Egyptian State Tourist Department", Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0057 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26201665 BIB-ID: 2799303 Show less
Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Antiquities
Travel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a graphic depiction of the death mask of Tutankhamun in a red-painted... Show moreTravel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a graphic depiction of the death mask of Tutankhamun in a red-painted background. The poster was issued when Egypt was part of the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.), the political union between Egypt and Syria which lasted from 1958 until 1961. Title from item date devised by Library staff. Inscribed "Lithographed by AOP Cairo, UAR [United Arab Republic]. Designed by Mahmoud Ramadan". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0039 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26192895 BIB-ID: 2798489 Show less
Public relationsEgypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Siyāḥah,, Lighting--Special effects, Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Great Sphinx (Egypt)
Travel poster issued by the Egyptian Tourist Office in Cairo advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a negative of the Great... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Egyptian Tourist Office in Cairo advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows a negative of the Great Sphinx edited with blue lines. The poster was issued when Egypt was part of the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.), the political union between Egypt and Syria which lasted from 1958 until 1961. "Son et lumière", in English "sound-and-light show" was a nighttime entertainment conceived by Paul Robert-Houdin, curator of the Château de Chambord on the Cosson River, France, where the first one was presented in 1952. Multicoloured lights of changing intensity were directed against the facade of a historic building or ruin. The changes of light are synchronized with a sound track (relayed through loudspeakers) carrying music and the dramatized story of the site. Usually, no live participants appear. The first African production took place at Cairo, Egypt, at the Pyramids of Giza, in 1961. Title and date from item. Iscribed: "Issued by the Tourist Administration Office - Cairo". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0042 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26194247 BIB-ID: 2798665 Show less
Public relationsEgypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Siyāḥah,, Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Health resorts
Travel poster advertising the city of Helwan, in Egypt. Helwan is a city located near Cairo on the bank of the Nile and was known to be a... Show moreTravel poster advertising the city of Helwan, in Egypt. Helwan is a city located near Cairo on the bank of the Nile and was known to be a fashionable place to visit for its nice location near the water, its beautiful architecture and plenty of spas. The poster shows a fountain under an arbor with the sun and an oriental building on the background. The poster was issued for the Ministry of Tourism when Egypt was part of the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.), the political union between Egypt and Syria which lasted from 1958 until 1961. Title and date from item. Tagged "Issued by the Tourist Administration Office - Cairo" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0011 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25903056 BIB-ID: 2756463 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
Sugar plantations, Sugar plantations--Egypt, Canals, Villages, People
The album collects views of Egypt, landscapes, village scenes, antiquities, and portraits. Photographs include views of canals and bridges along... Show moreThe album collects views of Egypt, landscapes, village scenes, antiquities, and portraits. Photographs include views of canals and bridges along the Nile, sugarcane harvest, markets, palm groves, Ismail Pasha's palace, temples, sugar factories, mosques, cemeteries, and boats. Pictures show also local people such as farmers, sellers, hairdressers. The album includes group portraits of the owner of the album during visits to temples and tennis clubs. Places mentioned include Nag Hammadi, Abydos, Luxor, Cairo, Al Hawamdia, and Asyut. Some of the pictures, essentially the ones captioned in the negatives, were taken by professional photographers, whereas those without captions were probably done by an amateur, presumably the owner of the album, a Dutch officer. It was during the reign of Ismail Pasha, in 1900 that the first sugar factory started in Upper Egypt. The Dutch officer might have been involved in the sugarcane manufacturing expansion. Les vendeurs de grenades (Haute Égypte) -- Bords du Nile. Laveuses -- Le Pont de Nag Hamadi (Haute Égypte) -- Kaanalsluis -- Het dorp Derb -- Kaanal en dorp bij de fabriek -- Oude moskee -- La coupe des cannes (Haute Égypte) -- Devant un village dans la Haute Égypte -- Rietserkoop ouder Arabieren -- Sur le Nil - La Dahabieh égyptienne -- Spoorwegbrug de Nag Hamadi -- In den tempel de Abydos -- Trolley -- Voor den tempel de Abydos -- In den tempel de Dauderah -- Voor den tempel de Dauderah -- Wachterswoning de Dauderah -- Woestijnzand -- Cookboot : Ramses III -- Un enterrement indigène (Haute Égypte) -- Palmen bij Hawamdieh -- Temple de Luxor - Colonnades -- Beeld van Ramses te Luxor -- Luxor. Vue du temple --Arme fellah -- Le Caire. Le palais d’Ismaïl Pacha -- Assiout. Une place publique -- Opgehangen -- Tennis -- Tennis club -- Fabriek -- Nag Hamadi. Une embarcation indigène -- Un coiffeur public (Haute Égypte) -- Gaarkeuken -- Kerkhof. Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. Some photographs are captioned and numbered on the negative in French and all of them have hand-written titles in Dutch. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2017.0020 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24219642 BIB-ID: 2537360 Show less
