translated from the French of L. de Grandpré. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS412 .G73 1803 Book Item-ID: i10045004 BIB-ID: 1006303 Show moretranslated from the French of L. de Grandpré. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS412 .G73 1803 Book Item-ID: i10045004 BIB-ID: 1006303 Show less
Tott, François , 1733-1793, Tott, François,Tott, François , 1733-1793, Memoirs of Baron de Tott, Druzes, Druzes--Sacred books--Early works to 1800, History, Religion, BL1695 .R84 1786
translated from Drusean manuscripts, by M. Venture de Paradis: and from the French, by an English Gentleman at Paris. With a half-title. The "remarks... Show moretranslated from Drusean manuscripts, by M. Venture de Paradis: and from the French, by an English Gentleman at Paris. With a half-title. The "remarks" are contained in the 'Lettre', translated and published by the Robinsons in 1786 as 'Strictures and remarks on the memoirs of Baron de Tott', by Claude Charles de Peyssonnel. "Extract from an epistle entitled The Right way: translated from the Books of Hamzah, by Monsieur Venture de Paradis, secretary interpreter of Oriental languages to His Most Christian Majesty, and many years his resident among the Druses": p. [141]-224. Library copy was considered v. 3 of Memoirs of Baron de Tott, a 2 vol. set published in 1785; listed in 1793 catalogue, p. 79, No. 4312, 8°, 2 vol., as Tott's Memoirs. Binding: full calf, double lettering-piece (black for the title, red for the volume number); rolls in gold on spine. Main Heritage Shelves General BL1695 .R84 1786 Book Item-ID: i10056440 BIB-ID: 1007280 With: Strictures and remarks on the memoirs of Baron de Tott / M. de Peyssonnel. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1786. Bound together subsequent to publication. ZNS Show less
France Armée. Troupes coloniales., France. Ministère de la guerre., Recruiting and enlistment in art, Colonies--Administration
Recruiting poster issued by the French Ministry of War, calling for young people to join the Colonial Troops - the military forces of the French... Show moreRecruiting poster issued by the French Ministry of War, calling for young people to join the Colonial Troops - the military forces of the French colonial empire from 1900 until 1961 - and offering a series of benefits in exchange for their temporary commitment in the special corps. Title and date from item. The poster is signed "cob 27" and inscribed "Imprimerie Nationale - 1207 - 2 -1927", "Ce tableau ne doit être ni recouvert ni détruit" (This poster must not be covered or destroyed). In the upper part "République Française. Ministère de la Guerre" (French Republic. Ministry of War). Text continues "Aux agréments des longs voyages, à l'attrait des pays nouveaux, se joint pour vous la quasi certitude de trouver là-bas une situation avantageuse et un bien-être inconnu dans nos pays d'Europe: Vous avez un moyen de voyager gratuitement et d'étudier sur place, à loisir et sans frais, les possibilités d'une carrière, c'est de prendere du service dans les Troupes Coloniales, sous une des formes suivantes: 1. Engagements et rengagements pour le service général (service dans toutes les colonies), 2 Rengagements spéciaux au titre de l'Indo-Chine, dans la limite des places disponibles; 3. Pour les appelés du contingent, engagement de deux ans au tire d'une colonie de leur choix. Ces contracts vous procurent des primes importantes, des avantages de solde, des facilités d'avancement. A l'expiration de ces contrats, il vous est loisible de prendre la situation civile de votre choix ou de poursuivre la carrière militaire. Pour tous reinseignements s'adresser aux bureaux de recrutement, dans les corps de troupe coloniaux et au Ministère de la Guerre, Direction des Troupes Coloniales, 231, boulevard Saint-germain, Paris - 7e." (Along with the char of long journeys, the allure of new countries, you are practically sure to find there a profitable career and well-being unknown to our European countries: If you want to have a means of traveling for free and to study there, at your leisure and without charge, if you are looking for opportunities of career, take up service in the Colonial Troops, in one of the following forms: 1. Engagements and re-engagements for general service (service in all the colonies), 2 Special engagements for Indo-China, subject to availability; 3. For the conscripts of the contingent, two-year engagement for a colony of your choice. These contracts provide you with significant bonuses, balance benefits, and facilitation of progression. At the expiration of these contracts, you are free to take on the civilian position of your choice or to pursue a military career. For all information contact the recruiting office, of the colonial troops and the Ministry of War, Command of the Colonial Troops, 231, boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris - 7th.). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0140 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26218689 BIB-ID: 2802071 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
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 521. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0018 2-D Graphic ... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled and numbered 521. Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0089-0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2370567x BIB-ID: 2525719 Show less
Ismāʻīl , d. 1727, Description and travel, PR3605.M82 Z4 1695
By Monsieur de St. Olon ... First edition in English of the author's Estat present de l'empire de Maroc. Signatures: A-K¹², L⁶ (A₁₂, advertisements). ... Show moreBy Monsieur de St. Olon ... First edition in English of the author's Estat present de l'empire de Maroc. Signatures: A-K¹², L⁶ (A₁₂, advertisements). Title within double line border. Translator's dedication signed: Peter Motteux. Bound in old half calf, in brown cloth slip case. Cf. Oxford bibliographical society. Proceedings & papers. 1933. v. 3, p. 322, no. 3. Show less
Photographs include two portaits of Yūsuf Aḥmad al-Jaīdah. Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 3. Transparencies 129-144. Slides are... Show morePhotographs include two portaits of Yūsuf Aḥmad al-Jaīdah. Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 3. Transparencies 129-144. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0040 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25037468 BIB-ID: 2686748 Show less
Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparencies 150-156. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparencies 150-156. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0043 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25037493 BIB-ID: 2686751 Show less
يوسف احمد الجيدة, People, People--Dawḥah (Qatar)--Portaits
Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparency 149. Slide housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparency 149. Slide housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0042 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25037481 BIB-ID: 2686750 Show less
People, People--Dawḥah (Qatar)--Portaits, Bedouins--Social life and customs, Bedouins--Qatar--Social life and customs, Vernacular architecture, Vernacular architecture--Qatar--Photographs, Fortification, Fortification--Qatar
Title and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparencies 163-168. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage... Show moreTitle and date from item. Catalogue 2, sleeve 4. Transparencies 163-168. Slides are housed in a plastic sheet captioned by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0045 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25037511 BIB-ID: 2686753 Show less
