Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday... Show moreTravel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday destination for people traveling from Europe to the East. The poster shows the Lion of Babylon and train routes departing from the main European cities reaching Iraq and India. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned: "Pays d'intérêt historique, facilement accessible de toutes les parties de l'Europe" (A land of historical interest and easily reached from all parts of Europe.) Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0037 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26192500 BIB-ID: 2798464 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday... Show moreTravel poster from the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising Iraq as holiday destinations for people traveling from Europe and the East. The poster shows the Lion of Babylon, Hatra site and a port with a railroad terminal. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned: "Allez voir le berceau du genre humain. De l’Europe par Belgrade et Istanboul. De l'Inde à travers le Golfe Persique." (Come and visit the cradle of humankind. From Europe via Belgrade and Istanbul. From India via the Persian Gulf.) Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0038 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26192688 BIB-ID: 2798468 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
Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, White stork
Travel poster advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. The poster shows a white stork over a nest which accommodates flowers and a typical... Show moreTravel poster advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. The poster shows a white stork over a nest which accommodates flowers and a typical North African village. Also, under the nest, there is the pentangle of the Moroccan flag. The background consists of two solid colors, a pink sky in the upper part and a dark blue sea in the other half with a ship on the horizon, in the distance. Title and date from item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0022 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25948787 BIB-ID: 2758800 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (96) and signed "C. Vincenti Dar-es-Salam" in the negative.... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is titled, numbered (96) and signed "C. Vincenti Dar-es-Salam" in the negative. Manuscript caption under the print "H. [?] M. Sultanen af Zanzibar" and on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0015-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26368444 BIB-ID: 2815195 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (16.11.) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (16.11.) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0015-0008 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26369576 BIB-ID: 2815289 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
The photograph depicts the Sultan in a typical portrait pose. He arrived in France in 1912 in Marseille and the event received great attention by... Show moreThe photograph depicts the Sultan in a typical portrait pose. He arrived in France in 1912 in Marseille and the event received great attention by the press. Portraits and interviews of the Sultan appeared in French and International Newspapers, such as La Esfera and The New York Times. In fact, it was after his abdication and with the sign of the Treaty of Fez on 30 March 1912 that Morocco became a French protectorate. Many photographers, like the Spanish José Demaria Vázquez Campua in Madrid and the Parisian Eugène Le Deley (E. L. D.), produced postcards with portraits of the Sultan in traditional costumes during his public appearances. These documents reported that the Sultan repeatedly visited Vichy to receive thermal treatments. The present portrait was probably taken in one of these occasions. Title devised by Library staff, date from item. The photograph is signed "J. Giry. Rue de Nimes 145 Vichy" on the mount and has an autograph dated dedication in Arabic "1914 تذكار منا للشعبور لويز كنب من مقامة معنا" by Abd al-Hafid. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23046958 BIB-ID: 2444820 Eric T. Jennings, Curing the Colonizers: Hydrotherapy, Climatology, and French Colonial Spas., Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2006. Show less
View of Medina showing among other landmarks the house and the mosque of the Prophet in Medina. The drawing depicts the surroundings within the... Show moreView of Medina showing among other landmarks the house and the mosque of the Prophet in Medina. The drawing depicts the surroundings within the landscape and has identification inscriptions. Title and date from item. Signed and dated in the left hand corner and mounted. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26744661 BIB-ID: 2850312 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Prints are captioned (Kidal Soudan) signed (Photo Pierre Verger) and numbered (500,532) on the verso. Main... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Prints are captioned (Kidal Soudan) signed (Photo Pierre Verger) and numbered (500,532) on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0065 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2332272x BIB-ID: 2496855 Show less
Ahamadaśāha , 1725-1775, Kings and rulers, Kings and rulers--Mugol Empire--Pictorial works, Miniature painting, Mogul Empire
Miniature depicting depicting the fourteenth Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur (r. 1748–54), born to Emperor Muhammad Shah (r. 1719–48). The... Show moreMiniature depicting depicting the fourteenth Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur (r. 1748–54), born to Emperor Muhammad Shah (r. 1719–48). The emperor is enthroned on a terrace under a parasol and holds a yewellered ornament. The margins have a number of medallions with black naskh and two cartouches with gold and polychrome illumination (above and below). Each panel with details of the life of Ahmad Shah Bahadur. Title and date from item. The miniature is signed and dated. Miniature is mounted, framed and glazed. The illuminated folios is accompanied by a framed panel of the same dimensions (probably both items were part of an album) with manuscript information in English about the miniature (title and author) and the Mughal Emperor - such as place and date of birth, date and age of death, place of burial, reign duration and place and date of accession. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0025 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26744855 BIB-ID: 2850331 Show less
The imperial palace Ali Qapu in Isfahan. Regarded as the best example of Safavid architecture, it was originally built in 1000s AH/1590s CE by 1590... Show moreThe imperial palace Ali Qapu in Isfahan. Regarded as the best example of Safavid architecture, it was originally built in 1000s AH/1590s CE by 1590-1595/1000-1004 AH under Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of the publisher. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0053 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682565x BIB-ID: 2854688 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Ankara Caddesi, No. 98 - Istanbul Tel: 27 34 06. Güzel Sanatlar - Keskinc LDT. Şti.... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Ankara Caddesi, No. 98 - Istanbul Tel: 27 34 06. Güzel Sanatlar - Keskinc LDT. Şti. Matbaası". Manuscript notes and stamp on the verso of the postcard. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0046 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825491 BIB-ID: 2854672 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Title continues: "İzmir. Turkey". On the verso: "Cağaloğlu Yokuşu No. 39 Istanbul Tel. 5265651".... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Title continues: "İzmir. Turkey". On the verso: "Cağaloğlu Yokuşu No. 39 Istanbul Tel. 5265651". Manuscript annotations and stamps on the verso of the postcard. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0047 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825508 BIB-ID: 2854673 Show less
The Seljuk shrine dedicated to the Persian Sufi mystic Bayazid Bastami in Bastam, dated to 514 AH/1120 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library... Show moreThe Seljuk shrine dedicated to the Persian Sufi mystic Bayazid Bastami in Bastam, dated to 514 AH/1120 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Union Postale Universelle. Carte postale de Perse. Séyéd Abdor Rahime Kachani, seraïé Amir, Téhéran, Perse". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0048 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825521 BIB-ID: 2854675 Show less
The 11th-century AH/17th-century CE shrine in Qadamgah, probably commissioned by the Safavid king Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by... Show moreThe 11th-century AH/17th-century CE shrine in Qadamgah, probably commissioned by the Safavid king Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "برادران کاشانی" and "Inscription Joint Stock Company". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0049 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825557 BIB-ID: 2854678 Show less
The mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hossein, son of the 8th Imam Ali al-Rida built in Qazvin by Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid Iran from 930 AH/1524... Show moreThe mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hossein, son of the 8th Imam Ali al-Rida built in Qazvin by Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid Iran from 930 AH/1524 CE to 984 AH/1576 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript text in German on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0050 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825569 BIB-ID: 2854680 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "مركز پخش دنياي كارت بازار بين الحرمين" (Donyaye Kart Distribution Center, Bein Al... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "مركز پخش دنياي كارت بازار بين الحرمين" (Donyaye Kart Distribution Center, Bein Al-Haramein Bazaar). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0051 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825636 BIB-ID: 2854685 Show less