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 and Cairo by the Simplon Orient Express. The illustration by Jacques Touchet... Show moreTravel poster advertising the passenger train route connecting London and Cairo by the Simplon Orient Express. The illustration by Jacques Touchet shows a lady carrying a pot on her head underneath palm trees by the Nile, with the pyramids across the reflective water in the distance. Train route marked below the image with the railway line stops: "London, Brussels, Paris, Lausanne, Wien, Praha, Bordeaux, Milano, Berlin, Budapest, Beograd, Sofia, Athenes, Istanbul, Bucuresti, Ankara, Alep, Nissibin, Bagdad, Bassorah and Cairo". Title and date from item. The poster is signed "J. Touchet" and inscribed "LUCIEN SERRE & Cie. IMP. 15-17-19, Rue du Terrage, PARIS". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0106 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214787 BIB-ID: 2800306 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
Public relationsThomas Cook (Firm), Tourism, Tourism--Egypt--20th Century, Travel agents--British, Travel agents--British--20th century
Vintage travel poster for the British travel agency "Thomas Cook & Son", advertising their Nile cruises and tours in Palestine. The poster shows... Show moreVintage travel poster for the British travel agency "Thomas Cook & Son", advertising their Nile cruises and tours in Palestine. The poster shows the Colossi of Memnon. Title from item, date devised by Library Staff. The poster is signed and captioned "The Colossi of Memnon. (Moonrise)" Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0103 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214660 BIB-ID: 2800302 Show less
Public relationsIraq. Maṣlaḥat al-Maṣāyif wa-al-Siyāḥah,, Tourism, Tourism--Iraq--20th Century, Ecotourism, Ecotourism--Iraq
Travel poster advertising Iraq as a tourist destination issued by the Iraq Summer Resorts and Tourism Service. Title from item, date devised by... Show moreTravel poster advertising Iraq as a tourist destination issued by the Iraq Summer Resorts and Tourism Service. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Tagged "Republic of Irak, Summer Resorts and Tourism Service Baghdad, Copyright and Colors by Vicky Baghdad". The text is written also in French "La nature in" and in German "Die Natur in". On the upper part "الطبيعة في الشمال " (Nature in the North). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0099 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214465 BIB-ID: 2800293 Show less
Public relationsMaktab al-Waṭanī al-Maghribī lil-Siyāḥah, Tourism Morocco, Tourism Morocco--20th Century
Travel poster issued by the Moroccan National Tourist Office advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. The photograph shows a woman and her... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Moroccan National Tourist Office advertising Morocco as a tourist destination. The photograph shows a woman and her child wearing the haik - the traditional garment worn in the Maghreb region - in the setting of some ruins abandoned to nature. In the background, a minaret. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Inscribed "Photo Gillet - Cliché ONMT [that is photograph of the Office National Marocain du Tourisme (Moroccan National Tourist Office)] - Edita Casablanca" and "Office National Marocain du Tourisme. Rabat". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0100 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214520 BIB-ID: 2800297 Show less
Public relationsSyndicat d'Initiative de Fez, Jāmiʻat al-Qarawīyīn., Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century
Vintage travel poster issued by the tourist information office of Fes, advertising Fes as a tourist destination. The illustration shows the minaret... Show moreVintage travel poster issued by the tourist information office of Fes, advertising Fes as a tourist destination. The illustration shows the minaret and the Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, titled, date and inscribed "Imp. Moullot - Marseille". In the upper left corner: "Syndicat d'Initiative de Fez". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0101 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26214581 BIB-ID: 2800298 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
Public relationsChemins de fer algériens de l'État, Tourism, Tourism--Algeria--20th Century, Railroad companies, Railroad companies--Algeria, Ouled Naïl, Muslim women
Travel poster issued by the Algerian State Railways "Chemins de fer algériens de l'État" (CFAE). The poster shows an Ouled Naïl and advertises... Show moreTravel poster issued by the Algerian State Railways "Chemins de fer algériens de l'État" (CFAE). The poster shows an Ouled Naïl and advertises Biskra and excursions to the Aures Mountains, the Oued Righ region, Touggour , the M'zab, and Southern Algeria and Tunisia. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Text continues: "Excursions dans l'Aures et l'Oued Rhir, vers Touggourt le N'Zab et le grand sud et vers le Sud Tunisien".(Excursions to the Aures Mountains and the Oued Righ , to Touggourt, the M'zab, and Southern Algeria and Tunisia). The image of the poster is titled "Une Ouled Naïl" and signed. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0180 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26223557 BIB-ID: 2798421 Show less
Public relationsSyndicat d'Initiative et de tourisme de Meknès, Public relationsCompagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century
Vintage travel poster issued by the tourist information office of Meknes and its surroundings, advertising the town of Moulay-Idriss as a tourist... Show moreVintage travel poster issued by the tourist information office of Meknes and its surroundings, advertising the town of Moulay-Idriss as a tourist destination. The poster depicts a local market at the foot of the village. Title and date from item. The poster is titled, signed, dated and inscribed "Affiches Baconnier Alger. 25-4-1932". On upper right corner "P.L.M.", the acronym of the "Chemins de fer de Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée" (Paris, Lyons, Mediterranean Railway Company). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0181 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2622382x BIB-ID: 2802625 Show less
Public relationsCompagnie générale aéropostale, Tourism, Tourism--Morocco--20th Century, Airlines, Airlines--French--20th Century, History
Vintage travel poster advertising Morocco as a tourist destination, issued by the French aviation company "Compagnie générale aéropostale". The... Show moreVintage travel poster advertising Morocco as a tourist destination, issued by the French aviation company "Compagnie générale aéropostale". The poster is a stylized view of a caravan heading to Marrakech through the Doukkoula Gate, with the Atlas in the background. Title and date from item. The poster is signed, titled and tagged " Protectorat de la République française au Maroc". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0182 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26223818 BIB-ID: 2802623 Show less
