Photographs show Ali Nasir Muhammad, at the time Chairman of the Presidential Council of South Yemen both in Aden in 1978 and in 1980 in Sana'a;... Show morePhotographs show Ali Nasir Muhammad, at the time Chairman of the Presidential Council of South Yemen both in Aden in 1978 and in 1980 in Sana'a; People's Democratic Republic of Yemen's Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1978 Muhammad Saleh Muti; President of the Yemen Arab Republic Lieutenant-Colonel Ibrahim al-Hamdi in 1976 and in 1977. Date from items, title devised by Library staff. Agency stamp with the name of the photographers and descriptions on the verso of the prints. Main Heritage Office General HC.HP.2017.0352 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2543391x BIB-ID: 2558886 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
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
by H. St J.B. Philby, C.I.E. Main Heritage Shelves General DS247.R8 P55 1933 Book Item-ID: i15862525 BIB-ID: 1021502 Show moreby H. St J.B. Philby, C.I.E. Main Heritage Shelves General DS247.R8 P55 1933 Book Item-ID: i15862525 BIB-ID: 1021502 Show less
Tea plantations, Tea plantations--South Asia--Photographs, Women tea plantation workers, Women tea plantation workers--Portraits
Collection of photographs probably coming from the Popperfoto, one of the UK's oldest and largest independently-owned image libraries founded by... Show moreCollection of photographs probably coming from the Popperfoto, one of the UK's oldest and largest independently-owned image libraries founded by the Czech photo-journalist Paul Popper in 1934, who is also the author of some of the pictures. The collection depicts tea plantations in India, both in Assam and in Darjeeling. Photographs portrait laborers (coolies") in the plantations, especially Muslim women, planting, pruning, and plucking tea. Also, Nepali tea workers, low caste children, and religious holidays celebrated at the plantation. The rest of the collection consists of views of Colombo showing Buddist temples, local shops, the harbor, local wagons, and snake charmers. One picture of local boats alongside a ship in Port Said. Title and date devised by Library staff. Prints format ranging from 6 x 5 cm to 8 x 12 cm. 41 prints are captioned in pencil on the verso, 13 are captioned in white ink on the mount. Hand stamp "Paul Popper Furnival House 14-18 High Holborn, London, W.C.1" on the verso of some prints. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0015 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26114100 BIB-ID: 2745817 Show less
Title from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (illegible) in the negative. Number in ink... Show moreTitle from item. Date devised by library staff. The photograph is titled, signed "Bonfils" and numbered (illegible) in the negative. Number in ink on the mount (71). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0062 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26390000 BIB-ID: 2818032 Show less
Three figures grouped in front of large pyramid, man and white horse in the distance standing closer to the pyramid. Title and date from item. The... Show moreThree figures grouped in front of large pyramid, man and white horse in the distance standing closer to the pyramid. Title and date from item. The photograph is signed and numbered in the negative "Frith 161". Signature and date on the mount "Frith Photo 1857." Plate from the 1860-61 publication "Cairo, Sinai, Jerusalem, and The Pyramids of Egypt". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26392057 BIB-ID: 2818156 Show less
Title and date from item. On the reverse, print is titled with later pencil notes. Inscriptions directly into negative in the upper right corner... Show moreTitle and date from item. On the reverse, print is titled with later pencil notes. Inscriptions directly into negative in the upper right corner probably refer to camera settings, as well as date and time of capture: 203.B.251.P MUSCAT LOOKING. N 29.3.31 0630 F6" 1000'. The print is hole-punched on the upper left corner. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0013-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26113788 BIB-ID: 2789381 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .T73 1832 Book Item-ID: i10233489 BIB-ID: 1024984 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DS48 .T73 1832 Book Item-ID: i10233489 BIB-ID: 1024984 Show less
Description and travel, DT279 .C19 1837, 965 C199l, 1837
"The arrangement of the matter ... is the work of another person, and ... I am not ... responsible for the appendix."--Pref. "Appendix consists of... Show more"The arrangement of the matter ... is the work of another person, and ... I am not ... responsible for the appendix."--Pref. "Appendix consists of extracts from some of the most interesting foreign publications." cf. v. 2, p. [226]. Show less
