The portfolios includes views of antiquities in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, including Ctesiphon, Erzurum, Damascus, Van, Amadiyah, Nimrod, Bagdad,... Show moreThe portfolios includes views of antiquities in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, including Ctesiphon, Erzurum, Damascus, Van, Amadiyah, Nimrod, Bagdad, Mosul, and Karbala. Sculptures at Nimroud - Lions ; Moosul ; Hit ; Distant view of Mount Ararat ; Arab Encampment, near the Birs Nimrod ; Sheikh Adi ; Baghdad ; Roman Ruin in the Desert on way to Palmyra ; Sculptures in the Mount at Nimroud ; Night with the Nestorian Patriarch in the Village of Be-a-latha ; Ruined Fortress of Hoschab ; Sculptures in the Mound at Nimroud ; Vignette of Camels' Heads ; Hussein Sheikh of the Alouins ; Damascus ; Lake Van & Town of Ardische ; Tauk Kesra. Ctesiphon ; Fortress & Town of Van. Armenia ; Leezan ; Amadia ; Julamerk ; Interior of the Khoordish Chief's House in the Village of Espindar ; Palmyra ; Erzroum : Ssipan Dagh ; Kerbela. by Robert Clive. Esq.e. Title and date from item. The portfolios houses 26 views and subjects on 24 lithographed plates, one folding (of Palmyra), loose in modern cloth portfolio with remains of the original cover (including lithographed title) mounted on upper cover. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24222185 BIB-ID: 2580880 Show less
Great Britain. Royal Air Force, Armed Forces Officers, Military churches
Amateur photograph albums of a British Royal Air Force officer in Egypt in the aftermath of WWII. The compiler appears to have been based first at... Show moreAmateur photograph albums of a British Royal Air Force officer in Egypt in the aftermath of WWII. The compiler appears to have been based first at the Royal Air Force station of El Gedida between 1946 and 1947 at Heliopolis and subsequently, to the Deversoir a Royal Air Force Base, near Ismailia from 1947 and 1948. The first album documents the activities and the participants to the Fellowship Groups' rallies and to Sunday Schools of the stations' churches. The second album has views of the city of Cairo (mainly streets, monuments, and the Nile river). Title and date from item. Residual part of the first album title "Album presented by mothers of Sunday school children at R.A.F. Station Deversoir New Year 1948 while pianist to Sunday school." Photographs have standard commercial snapshots size (6 x 8 cm). The first album has scuffed leather covers, the second and larger album is thin and black, tied with a cord and with most pages blank. All photos carefully captioned in white ink or have handwritten keys laid in. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0005.02 2-D Graphic 2 Item-ID: i25883343 BIB-ID: 2745712 Show less
Great Britain. Royal Air Force, Armed Forces Officers, Military churches
Amateur photograph albums of a British Royal Air Force officer in Egypt in the aftermath of WWII. The compiler appears to have been based first at... Show moreAmateur photograph albums of a British Royal Air Force officer in Egypt in the aftermath of WWII. The compiler appears to have been based first at the Royal Air Force station of El Gedida between 1946 and 1947 at Heliopolis and subsequently, to the Deversoir a Royal Air Force Base, near Ismailia from 1947 and 1948. The first album documents the activities and the participants to the Fellowship Groups' rallies and to Sunday Schools of the stations' churches. The second album has views of the city of Cairo (mainly streets, monuments, and the Nile river). Title and date from item. Residual part of the first album title "Album presented by mothers of Sunday school children at R.A.F. Station Deversoir New Year 1948 while pianist to Sunday school." Photographs have standard commercial snapshots size (6 x 8 cm). The first album has scuffed leather covers, the second and larger album is thin and black, tied with a cord and with most pages blank. All photos carefully captioned in white ink or have handwritten keys laid in. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0005.01 2-D Graphic 1 Item-ID: i25883331 BIB-ID: 2745712 Show less
Collection of photographs taken by an unknown photographer (and his friends) who appears to have resided at 1 Rue Rosette, probably a British... Show moreCollection of photographs taken by an unknown photographer (and his friends) who appears to have resided at 1 Rue Rosette, probably a British expatriate living in Alexandria during the so-called Sultanate of Egypt, that is the short-lived protectorate that the United Kingdom imposed over Egypt between 1914 and 1922. Some of the photos were apparently taken from his balcony, which according to one of the photos must have been slightly up the other side of a street from the Mohamed-Aly Club. Some of the photos show the interior of the compilers' residence (entrance hall, salon, porcelain cabinets). Views of the streets of Alexandria, of British troops marching, banks of the Nile, the Docks, gardens, the British fleet, Bedouin and fishing villages and other spots outside the city. A 1914 portrait of the album compiler and a 1923 large photo showing the same and his bride emerging from their wedding and passing under upraised sticks held by young soldiers are included. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs size approximately 10 x 7 cm. Brief captions inked beneath almost all of the photos. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2020.0004 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25883197 BIB-ID: 2745711 Show less
The album contains photographs of views and monuments in Jerusalem, Damascus, the Dead Sea, Hebron, Gaza, Mount Lebanon and the Sinai taken by... Show moreThe album contains photographs of views and monuments in Jerusalem, Damascus, the Dead Sea, Hebron, Gaza, Mount Lebanon and the Sinai taken by renowned British photographer Francis Frith, who dominated the photographic publishing industry in England in the late nineteenth century. As a photographer, he is known for the hundreds of photographs he made in the Near East. He appears to have learned photography in the early 1850s and in 1853 was one of the founding members of the Liverpool Photographic Society. At age 34 Frith retired from his wholesale grocery business in Liverpool, to devote himself to personal interests which included photography. Between 1856 and 1860, he made three expeditions to Egypt, Sinai, Ethiopia, and Jerusalem, photographically documenting Middle Eastern architecture and culture. On the first, he sailed up the Nile to the Second Cataract, recording the main historic monuments between Cairo and Abu Simbel. On the second, he struck eastwards to Palestine, visiting Jerusalem, Damascus and other sites associated with the life of Christ. The final expedition was the most ambitious, combining a second visit to the Holy Land with a deeper southward penetration of the Nile. Frith photographed most of the key monuments several times, combining general views with close studies of their significant details and broader views of their landscape environment. Upon his return to London, Frith first published his photographs under the title “Egypt and Palestine Photographed and Described”, in two volumes with 76 photographs. Various other works followed, including his elephant folio “Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem” in 1860 with 20 albumen images, as well as a deluxe edition of the Queen's Bible illustrated with 57 photographs of the Holy Land in 1862. This album is part of the 1863 publication by Mackenzie compring four volumes: “Sinai and Palestine” - the present -; “Lower Egypt, Thebes and the Pyramids”; “Upper Egypt and Ethiopia”; and a supplementary volume titled “Egypt, Sinai and Palestine”. Each volume contained an illustrated title and 36 mounted photographs, for a total of 148 images. The Street Called Straight, Damascus. Mount Horeb, Sinai. Mount Serbál, from the Wádee Feyrán. The Convent of Sinai, and Plain of Er-Raha. The Wádee El-Mukattab, Sinai. Sinaitic Inscriptions in Wádee El-Mukattab. The Summit of Gebel Moosà, Sinai. View at Hebron. Hebron, with Mosque Covering the Cave of Macpelah. Gaza (The Old Town). Samson's Gate, Gaza. Jerusalem, from Mount Scopus. Jerusalem from the Well of En-Rogel. Jerusalem, The Mosque of Aksa. Jerusalem, The Valley of Jehoshaphat. Jerusalem, the Village of Siloam and Valley of Kidron. Jerusalem, from the Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, Entrance of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, Street View, with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, Church of the Ascension, Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Pool of Hezekiah. Jerusalem, City Wall and Mosque of Omar. &c. Jerusalem, the Pool of Bethesda, &c. Jerusalem, Absalom's Tomb. Convent of Mar-Saba. The North Shore of the Dead Sea. Nablous, the Ancient Shechem. Nazareth, from the North-West. The Town and Lake of Tiberias, from the North. Tiberias from the South. Baneas, the Ancient Caesarea Philippi. St. Paul's Wall, Damascus. Distant View of Damascus. Baalbec, from the South. The Great Pillars and Smaller Temple, Baalbec. The Circular Temple, Baalbec. The Largest of the Cedars, Mount Lebanon. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2014.0040 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22342333 BIB-ID: 2392713 Douglas R. Nickel Francis Frith in Egypt and Palestine: A Victorian Photographer Abroad Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003. Show less
Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2014.0040-0035 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24483485 BIB-ID: 2617505 Show moreMain Heritage Display General HC.HP.2014.0040-0035 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24483485 BIB-ID: 2617505 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie internationale des wagon-lits et des grands express européens, Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Ltd., Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Orient Express (Express train), Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Middle East
Travel poster advertising the passenger train route connecting London to Baghdad operated by the European railway company "Compagnie Internationale... Show moreTravel poster advertising the passenger train route connecting London to Baghdad operated by the European railway company "Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits" (International Sleeping-Car Company). The distance was covered by two rail routes, the Simplon Orient Express from London (via Calais and Paris Gare de Lyon to Milan, Venice, Trieste, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sofia) to Istanbul, and the Taurus Express from Istanbul to Aleppo and Baghdad. In the early years (the 1930s), the line was only operated to Nusaybin in Eastern Turkey, and it was extended to Tall Ziwan in Eastern Syria a few years later. From there, Ford automobiles took the passengers to Kirkuk in Iraq. The last leg to Baghdad was accomplished by narrow-gauge railway. Targeted to British travelers, the poster was issued by the French Paris-Lyon-Mediteranée (PLM) railway company and promoted a safe, quick and economical journey. The poster was designed by Fench illustrator Roger Broders, best known for his Art Deco posters commissioned by the PLM, characterized by simple lines and bold, flat areas of color, combined with a noticeable graphical perspective. The poster depicts the Arch of Ctesiphon (Taq Kasra), an important archeological monument near Baghdad, without any people. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, titled and dated. The illustration is captioned "Ctesiphon Arch - near Baghdad". Additional text "Safery. Rapidity. Economy". Inscribed "LUCIEN SERRE & Cie. IMP. 15-17-19, Rue du Terrage, PARIS". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0092 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26211324 BIB-ID: 2800112 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster issued by Iraq Railways advertising Iraq and Kirkuk as tourist destinations. The poster depicts the front of a locomotive and men in... Show moreTravel poster issued by Iraq Railways advertising Iraq and Kirkuk as tourist destinations. The poster depicts the front of a locomotive and men in Kurdish dresses. On the background the citadel of Kirkuk. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Dobson's stamp on the lower left corner of the poster. Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0093 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26211531 BIB-ID: 2800123 Show less
Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Archaeological sites, Archaeological sites--Egypt
Travel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster represents an acient site. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The... Show moreTravel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster represents an acient site. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster shows the logo of the printer. Stamped "N.S. Afd. Publiciteit (Ep.) Afnem 1 Jul. 1934". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0107 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214817 BIB-ID: 2800309 Show less
Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Horse sports, Horse sports--Egypt
Vintage poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows two Western men at the entrance of a tourist resort at the foot of the... Show moreVintage poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster shows two Western men at the entrance of a tourist resort at the foot of the Pyramids. Their horses are in the care of a local man. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed "E.L." and tagged "S. Callen & Company Ltd. 20, Gerrard St. London W. I." and "Eg.1/1/37 S.C.A." Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0102 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214611 BIB-ID: 2800300 Show less
Garland, James Albert , 1870-1906, Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Pictorial works
Anne-Margaretta Burr, also known as Margaretta Higford Burr) was a British painter. The daughter of the Royal Navy Captain Edward Scobell (1783... Show moreAnne-Margaretta Burr, also known as Margaretta Higford Burr) was a British painter. The daughter of the Royal Navy Captain Edward Scobell (1783–1825), she traveled to Spain, Italy, Sicily, and the East. published Sketches in Spain, The Holy Land, Egypt, Turkey, and Greece in 1841. In 1844 she was in Cairo with her husband, the British Member of Parliament Daniel Higford Davall Burr (1811–1885), and subsequently visited Syria, Jerusalem, and Constantinople. She also accompanied the renowned English politician, archaeologist, and cuneiformist Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894) in his travels in Egypt and Turkey. She mainly composed watercolors. Her watercolors were done in vivid colors and great detail, especially costumes and architectural features. In contrast, the lithographs based on her works follow the technique and aesthetics of the time and render the views somewhat hazily. pl. 1 Street leading to El Azhar, Grand Cairo. -- pl. 2 Gateway of a Bazaar, grand Cairo. -- pl. 3 Mosque of Sultan Hassan. -- pl. 4 Interior of Hareem, Cairo. -- pl. 5 The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, Grezeh from the South. -- pl. 6 Our room in the Armenian Convent in Jerusalem. -- pl. 7 Court before the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem, at Easter time. -- pl. 8 The Missr Tcharsky (Egyptian Market) Constantinople. -- pl. 9 From the Parthenon looking to the West. Fountain in the Plain of Sharon -- pl. 10 The Alcazar, Seville, Hall of the Ambassadors. -- pl. 11 Court of the Myrtles, Alhambra. Door of the Cathedral from the Patio de los Naranjos, Seville. -- pl. 12 Chapter House, Covent of St. Jeronimo, Belem. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Full contemporary red cloth. Title blocked in gilt. All the images are signed in the plate "A.M.Burr" or with an emblem of a small bird, an urn and 2 circles [B(ird) U(rn) R(ound) R(ound) = BURR?]. On pastedown endpaper the bookplate of the American banker and art collector James A. Garland Junior. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.25845 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i15806832 BIB-ID: 1019403 Show less
Public relationsSikak Ḥadīd al-Ḥukūmah al-ʻIrāqīyah, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Iraq
Travel poster produced by the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising the... Show moreTravel poster produced by the Iraqi State Railways - as the Iraqi Republic Railways Company was named between 1936 and 1958 - advertising the services train services for European tourist visiting Iraq. The poster depicts three tracks over running ovewr Iraq and a map of the railways network connecting Mosul, Arbil, Kirkuk, Baiji, Khanaqin, Qaraghan, Samarra, Baghdad, Babylon, Karbala, Hillah, Ur-Jun, Nasiriyah, Maqil and Basrah. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Captioned: "The modern magic carpet for Tourists visting Iraq" and "Passenger and freights at very cheap rates". Inscribed "Printed in England by McCorquodale & Co. Ltd. London" Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.P.2019.0168 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2622169x BIB-ID: 2802322 Show less
Public relationsTrans world airlines, Great Sphinx (Egypt), Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--United States--20th Century, Camels, Camels--Egypt, Pyramids, Pyramids--Egypt
Travel poster issued by the American airline company Trans World Airlines advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster depicts a head of... Show moreTravel poster issued by the American airline company Trans World Airlines advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster depicts a head of camel, a man holding reins of camel, sphynx, and a jet flying over pyramid. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed and tagged "Litho in U.S.A. -- 1012" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0120 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2621748x BIB-ID: 2801990 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie internationale des wagon-lits et des grands express européens, Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Ltd., Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Orient Express (Express train), Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Middle East
Travel poster advertising the passenger train route connecting London to Baghdad operated by the European railway company "Compagnie Internationale... Show moreTravel poster advertising the passenger train route connecting London to Baghdad operated by the European railway company "Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits" (International Sleeping-Car Company). The distance was covered by two rail routes, the Simplon Orient Express from London (via Calais and Paris Gare de Lyon to Milan, Venice, Trieste, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sofia) to Istanbul, and the Taurus Express from Istanbul to Aleppo and Baghdad. In the early years (the 1930s), the line was only operated to Nusaybin in Eastern Turkey, and it was extended to Tall Ziwan in Eastern Syria a few years later. From there, Ford automobiles took the passengers to Kirkuk in Iraq. The last leg to Baghdad was accomplished by narrow-gauge railway. Targeted to British travelers, the poster was issued by the French Paris-Lyon-Mediteranée (PLM) railway company and promoted a safe, quick and economical journey. The poster was designed by Fench illustrator Roger Broders, best known for his Art Deco posters commissioned by the PLM, characterized by simple lines and bold, flat areas of color, combined with a noticeable graphical perspective. The poster depicts the Arch of Ctesiphon (Taq Kasra), an important archeological monument near Baghdad, without any people. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, titled and dated. The illustration is captioned "Ctesiphon Arch - near Baghdad". Additional text "Safery. Rapidity. Economy". Inscribed "LUCIEN SERRE & Cie. IMP. 15-17-19, Rue du Terrage, PARIS". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0150 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26219955 BIB-ID: 2800112 Show less
Public relationsSwissair, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--Swiss--20th Century, Camels, Minarets
Travel poster issued by the American airline company Trans World Airlines advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster depicts a jet... Show moreTravel poster issued by the American airline company Trans World Airlines advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster depicts a jet flying over the profile of camel and three minarets. Title and date from item. The poster is signed and tagged "Printed in Switzerland 58 / Sigg Söhne, Wintherthur". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0151 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26219967 BIB-ID: 2802146 Show less
Public relationsPeninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Tourism, Tourism--Middle East--20th Century, Ocean liners, Ocean liners--British--20th Century
Vintage poster advertising the services run by the British company P&O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company). The poster shows the... Show moreVintage poster advertising the services run by the British company P&O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company). The poster shows the ocena liner RMS Strathaird approaching a dock where two men in oriental costumes are selling fruits. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed and tagged "Printed in England by The Lamson Agency Ltd." Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0064 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26202372 BIB-ID: 2799331 Show less
Vintage poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. Colorful poster with a stylized view of the pyramids under a starry night with two men... Show moreVintage poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. Colorful poster with a stylized view of the pyramids under a starry night with two men riding camels. In the foreground, the portrait of a child. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed and tagged "S. Callen & Company Ltd. 20, Gerrard St. London W. I." Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0065 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26202384 BIB-ID: 2799334 Show less
Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Temples, Temples--Egypt--Philae (Egypt), Floods
Travel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster depicts the Temple of Philae drown in Nile flood waters with some boats. Title... Show moreTravel poster advertising Egypt as a tourist destination. The poster depicts the Temple of Philae drown in Nile flood waters with some boats. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Tagged "Moharrem Press Alexandria (with logo MPA) and "طبع بمطابع محرم بالاسكندرية". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0047 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26197194 BIB-ID: 2798892 Show less
Public relationsEgypt. State tourist department, Tourism Egypt, Tourism Egypt--20th Century, Pearls
Travel poster issued by the Egyptian State Tourist Department. The poster shows woman in a swimsuit sunbathing on the shores of a beach. In the... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Egyptian State Tourist Department. The poster shows woman in a swimsuit sunbathing on the shores of a beach. In the foreground a pearl in an open shell. Title from item, date devised. Poster is signed and tagged "Issued by the Egyptian State Tourist Department" and "Institut Graphique Egyptien". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0048 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2619725x BIB-ID: 2798898 Show less
Vintage travel poster advertising the The King David Hotel in Jerusalem, depicting the King David Tower and the hotel itself. Title from item, date... Show moreVintage travel poster advertising the The King David Hotel in Jerusalem, depicting the King David Tower and the hotel itself. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The poster is titled, signed "J.P" and tagged. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0055 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26201641 BIB-ID: 2799298 Show less