100 bilder nach photographien mit erläuterndem Text Moritz, Bernard 1859-1939 photographer. still image still image Photomechanical prints. Portfolios. vp 1916 monographic Berlin : Dietrich Reimer, 1916. ger 100 photographs and 10 leaves of text in 1 portfolio : photomechanical prints on card mount ; 29 x 39 cm

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Collection. 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. No Known Copyright 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 Railroads Saudi Arabia Hejaz Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim Saudi Arabia Mecca Photographs Scientific expeditions Arab countries Photographs Saudi Arabia Photographs Syria Photographs Egypt Photographs Sinai (Egypt) Photographs Jordan Photographs Palestine Photographs rda QAFCL 160824 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng