France Armée. Troupes coloniales., France. Ministère de la guerre., Recruiting and enlistment in art, Colonies--Administration
Recruiting poster issued by the French Ministry of War, calling for young people to join the Colonial Troops - the military forces of the French... Show moreRecruiting poster issued by the French Ministry of War, calling for young people to join the Colonial Troops - the military forces of the French colonial empire from 1900 until 1961 - and offering a series of benefits in exchange for their temporary commitment in the special corps. Title and date from item. The poster is signed "cob 27" and inscribed "Imprimerie Nationale - 1207 - 2 -1927", "Ce tableau ne doit être ni recouvert ni détruit" (This poster must not be covered or destroyed). In the upper part "République Française. Ministère de la Guerre" (French Republic. Ministry of War). Text continues "Aux agréments des longs voyages, à l'attrait des pays nouveaux, se joint pour vous la quasi certitude de trouver là-bas une situation avantageuse et un bien-être inconnu dans nos pays d'Europe: Vous avez un moyen de voyager gratuitement et d'étudier sur place, à loisir et sans frais, les possibilités d'une carrière, c'est de prendere du service dans les Troupes Coloniales, sous une des formes suivantes: 1. Engagements et rengagements pour le service général (service dans toutes les colonies), 2 Rengagements spéciaux au titre de l'Indo-Chine, dans la limite des places disponibles; 3. Pour les appelés du contingent, engagement de deux ans au tire d'une colonie de leur choix. Ces contracts vous procurent des primes importantes, des avantages de solde, des facilités d'avancement. A l'expiration de ces contrats, il vous est loisible de prendre la situation civile de votre choix ou de poursuivre la carrière militaire. Pour tous reinseignements s'adresser aux bureaux de recrutement, dans les corps de troupe coloniaux et au Ministère de la Guerre, Direction des Troupes Coloniales, 231, boulevard Saint-germain, Paris - 7e." (Along with the char of long journeys, the allure of new countries, you are practically sure to find there a profitable career and well-being unknown to our European countries: If you want to have a means of traveling for free and to study there, at your leisure and without charge, if you are looking for opportunities of career, take up service in the Colonial Troops, in one of the following forms: 1. Engagements and re-engagements for general service (service in all the colonies), 2 Special engagements for Indo-China, subject to availability; 3. For the conscripts of the contingent, two-year engagement for a colony of your choice. These contracts provide you with significant bonuses, balance benefits, and facilitation of progression. At the expiration of these contracts, you are free to take on the civilian position of your choice or to pursue a military career. For all information contact the recruiting office, of the colonial troops and the Ministry of War, Command of the Colonial Troops, 231, boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris - 7th.). Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0140 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26218689 BIB-ID: 2802071 Show less
by George Rawlinson assisted by Col. Sir Henry Rawlinson and Sir J.G. Wilkinson. Main Heritage Shelves General D58 .H47 1862 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i20244009 ... Show moreby George Rawlinson assisted by Col. Sir Henry Rawlinson and Sir J.G. Wilkinson. Main Heritage Shelves General D58 .H47 1862 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i20244009 BIB-ID: 1011946 Show less
by George Rawlinson assisted by Col. Sir Henry Rawlinson and Sir J.G. Wilkinson. Main Heritage Shelves General D58 .H47 1862 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i10103107 ... Show moreby George Rawlinson assisted by Col. Sir Henry Rawlinson and Sir J.G. Wilkinson. Main Heritage Shelves General D58 .H47 1862 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i10103107 BIB-ID: 1011946 Show less
By Josephus ben Gorion ... Signatures: [1]⁶ 2-25⁶ (last p. blank). Peter Morwen's translation of the Latin version of Abraham ben David's abstract of... Show moreBy Josephus ben Gorion ... Signatures: [1]⁶ 2-25⁶ (last p. blank). Peter Morwen's translation of the Latin version of Abraham ben David's abstract of a disputed work know as Yosippon or Josippon, sometimes listed under the pseudonym Josephus ben Gorion. "Whereunto is added, a brief of the ten captivities, with the portrait of the Roman rams, and engines of battery, &c. As also, of Jerusalem; with the fearful and presaging apparitions, that were seen in the air, before her ruin." Main Heritage Shelves General DS121 .J67 1819 Book Item-ID: i10241267 BIB-ID: 1025762 Show less
Signatures: [A]⁸ B-H⁸. Main Heritage Shelves General DS206 .S28 1797 Book Item-ID: i10040894 BIB-ID: 1005892 Show moreSignatures: [A]⁸ B-H⁸. Main Heritage Shelves General DS206 .S28 1797 Book Item-ID: i10040894 BIB-ID: 1005892 Show less
Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--14th century, Description and travel, DS46 .M36 1839
with an introduction, additional notes and glossary by J.O. Halliwell. Main Heritage Shelves General DS46 .M36 1839 Book Item-ID: i10227787 BIB-ID: 1024414 Show morewith an introduction, additional notes and glossary by J.O. Halliwell. Main Heritage Shelves General DS46 .M36 1839 Book Item-ID: i10227787 BIB-ID: 1024414 Show less
Translation by Christopher Donauer of the author's Peregrinatio in Aegyptum, Arabiam, Palæstinam, et Syriam, Nuremberg, 1594. The original edition... Show moreTranslation by Christopher Donauer of the author's Peregrinatio in Aegyptum, Arabiam, Palæstinam, et Syriam, Nuremberg, 1594. The original edition in Latin was compiled by Christoph Donauer from the diaries of Baumgarten and his servant Gregory. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47 .B38 1752 Book Item-ID: i10226345 BIB-ID: 1024270 Show less
Added t.p., engr.; head and tail pieces. No more published. Main Heritage Shelves General DS257 .C43 1686 Book Item-ID: i10233921 BIB-ID: 1025028 Show moreAdded t.p., engr.; head and tail pieces. No more published. Main Heritage Shelves General DS257 .C43 1686 Book Item-ID: i10233921 BIB-ID: 1025028 Show less
Title and date from the item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0264-0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25667671 BIB-ID: 2724784 Show moreTitle and date from the item. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0264-0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25667671 BIB-ID: 2724784 Show less
This image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is... Show moreThis image shows a view over the city of Mecca with its traditional buildings from an elevated position east of the Masjid al-Haram. Photograph is the right center section of a four part panorama which includes Plates II, III, and V. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1887. Title from caption list in original portfolio. Date from original item. Plate no. 4 in Bilder aus Mekka (Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1889). The plate is numbered (IV). Erased Arabic description and signature “Photography by al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar, doctor in Mecca” in the upper and lower part of the print. Manuscript annotation in Arabic under the print "مكة المكرمة". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.11014-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2341408x BIB-ID: 2788811 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General DS7 .D45 1665 Book Item-ID: i15958760 BIB-ID: 1024271 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DS7 .D45 1665 Book Item-ID: i15958760 BIB-ID: 1024271 Show less
Sale, George , 1697?-1736, Davenport, R. A. (Richard Alfred) , 1777?-1852, Qurʼan, Qurʼan--Translations into English, BP109 .Q73 1865
by George Sale ; with a memoir of the translator, and with various readings and illustrative notes from Savary's version of the Koran. 'A sketch of... Show moreby George Sale ; with a memoir of the translator, and with various readings and illustrative notes from Savary's version of the Koran. 'A sketch of the life of George Sale ' (p. [x]-xii). Bookplate of Sir Charles Nicholson inside front cover. Main Heritage Display General BP109 .Q73 1865 Book Item-ID: i15864819 BIB-ID: 1022365 Show less
Muḥammad , -632, Islam, Islam--Early works to 1800, BP161 .R33 1723
by Mahomet Rabadan. "Translated from the original, and illustrated with large explanatory notes by Mr. Morgan." V. 1. xxvi, [6], 390 p., [3] folded... Show moreby Mahomet Rabadan. "Translated from the original, and illustrated with large explanatory notes by Mr. Morgan." V. 1. xxvi, [6], 390 p., [3] folded leaves of plates. Head-pieces, tail-pieces and ornate letters. Footnotes and bibliographical references. No more published? Proposed contents of v. 2. --p.390. Main Heritage Shelves General BP161 .R33 1723 Book Item-ID: i10140402 BIB-ID: 1015676 Show less
Jesuits., Voyages and travels, Description and travel, BV2290 .L63 1762
Main Heritage Shelves General BV2290 .L63 1762 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10233933 BIB-ID: 1025029 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General BV2290 .L63 1762 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10233933 BIB-ID: 1025029 Show less
Jesuits., Voyages and travels, Description and travel, BV2290 .L63 1762
Main Heritage Shelves General BV2290 .L63 1762 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20244472 BIB-ID: 1025029 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General BV2290 .L63 1762 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20244472 BIB-ID: 1025029 Show less
by Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the... Show moreby Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the Afghans, and the reigns of Sultan Mir Maghmud and his successor Sultan Ashreff. To which is prefixed, a chronological abridgement of the Persian monarchy from its first foundation. Vol. I. Vol. IV getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the history of the celebrated usurper Nadir Kouli, from his birth in 1687, 'till his death in 1747. To which are added, some particulars of the unfortunate reign of his successor Adil Shah. Vol. II. Main Heritage Shelves General HF486.E6 H36 1753 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i20238757 BIB-ID: 1007065 Show less
by Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the... Show moreby Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the Afghans, and the reigns of Sultan Mir Maghmud and his successor Sultan Ashreff. To which is prefixed, a chronological abridgement of the Persian monarchy from its first foundation. Vol. I. Vol. IV getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the history of the celebrated usurper Nadir Kouli, from his birth in 1687, 'till his death in 1747. To which are added, some particulars of the unfortunate reign of his successor Adil Shah. Vol. II. Main Heritage Shelves General HF486.E6 H36 1753 Book vol. 3 Item-ID: i20238769 BIB-ID: 1007065 Show less
by Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the... Show moreby Jonas Hanway, merchant. Vol. III getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the Afghans, and the reigns of Sultan Mir Maghmud and his successor Sultan Ashreff. To which is prefixed, a chronological abridgement of the Persian monarchy from its first foundation. Vol. I. Vol. IV getiteld: The revolutions of Persia: : containing the history of the celebrated usurper Nadir Kouli, from his birth in 1687, 'till his death in 1747. To which are added, some particulars of the unfortunate reign of his successor Adil Shah. Vol. II. Main Heritage Shelves General HF486.E6 H36 1753 Book vol. 4 Item-ID: i20238770 BIB-ID: 1007065 Show less
