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Description
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Photographs showing major sites and geographic features of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Palestine. Most of the photographs were taken between 1905 and 1915 by Bernard Moritz, but some also by his Turkish friends, especially for areas where non-muslim were prohibited from going. Pictures depict pilgrims on the Hajj to Mecca, Bedouins, the building of the Hejaz railway between Damascus and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Jeddah, Petra, and Mount Sinai. Bernard Moritz was an Arabist and archaeologist. from 1898 to 1911 he was in charge of the Khedival Library and Archive in Cairo. During his stay in Egypt, he made numerous research trips to Sinai and Hejaz., Title and date from item. Photographs are tipped onto 50 card mounts with printed captions, numbered 1-100. Bookplate designed by Julius Diez approximately in 1914 on verso of title; "A. Toluboff" (probably the Russian-born Hollywood art director, 1882-1940), blindstamped. label on recto of title., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016.0105, Book, Item-ID: i23186653, BIB-ID: 2489491 |
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Relation
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Bau der Ḥiğâzbahn in den Ḥarrât ʻAmmâr, 595 km von Damaskus, Bau der Ḥiğâzbahn Erdarbeiten nördlich von Tebûk bei km 685, Bau der Ḥiğâzbahn Beschotterung des Bahnkörpers. 1906, Bau der Ḥiğâzbahn Schienenlegung bei Tebûk. 1906, Medina: Menâcha, Platz zwischen Altstadt (rechts) und Westviertel, Medina: Prozession des Maḥmal ("heilg. Teppich") auf dem Platz Menâcha. 1914, Zug der Pilger durch das Tal Muna nach der Ebene ʻArafât Der ummauerte Pfeiler ist der sog. Zweite Teufel (gamrat el wusṭā), Lager der Pilger in der Ebene vor ʻArafât |
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Coverage
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Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, Mecca, Arab countries, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Sinai (Egypt), Jordan, Palestine |
