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Cloth. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. The first edition of Under The Red Sea Sun, signed by Commander Edward Ellsberg. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, ix, [3], 500pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt, illustration on front cover. Top edge dyed blue. The first printing, with no additional printings noted. Faint rubbing to blue cloth, wear at head of spine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.50 on the front flap, a few closed tears, bright illustrations, a near fine example. Signed on the half title by "Captain Edward Ellsberg, USNR." Commander Edward Ellsberg (1891-1983) was a U.S. Navy officer, engineer, and author renowned for his pioneering work in marine salvage and diving operations. In 1926, Ellsberg raising the sunken submarine S-51, a feat that earned him the Distinguished Service Medal. Signed.

Album of 18 well-preserved algal specimens carefully mounted on individual sheets of white wove paper, each approximately 330 x 155 mm. Loosely laid in to folding portfolio, housed in a marble clamshell box. A rare and early ensemble of algae specimens collected from the Red Sea, from different areas between Suez and Yemen, including one specimen from Alexandria. All items identified with the Latin name and details of the location around the Red Sea and date of collection written in French on the mounts, e.g., "Caulerpa prolifera: très commune dans toute la mèr rouge á la prodondeur de 1½ mètre à 2 [.] Avril 1844", or "Mer rouge dans le Golfe de l'Acaba, Juillet 1844". - The French botanist A. H. Husson, a native of Nancy, was also a pioneer of early photography. He lived in Egypt, where he worked as the director of the botanical garden and conservator for the Museum of Natural History for the Qasr Al-Ainy, the Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine. - "The Red sea has been a region of natural history exploration by European scientists from about 240 years. The first record of marine algae in the Red Sea was by Strand (a pupil of Linnaeus's), who in his thesis on the flora of Palestine listed three species. The first person to collect marine algae from the Saudi Arabian Red Sea Coast was the Danish botanist and explorer Forsskal in the 18th century who, in the month of November 1762, made a collection of seaweeds from the Sea of Jeddah [.] In the early years of the 19th century a British admiral Viscount Valentia made collections of algae from the Red Sea [.] Several other workers, including medical doctors and amateurs, collected marine algae from the Red Sea during the rest of the 19th century" (Beni-Suef Univ. Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3/4 [Dec. 2014], pp. 278-285). - Includes the offprint of a short biography of Husson: Christian Debize, "L'album photographique d'Anne-Henry Husson. Regards d'un colon nancéien dur l'Egypte moderne", Annales de l'Est (1985), no. 4, pp. 261-299. Stab-sewn in wrappers. - A most exceptional and scarce collection of preserved algal specimens from the Red Sea. - From the property of the botanist Dr. Eugene L. Vigil (b. 1941), of Lynden, Washington, USA.

Large folio (340 x 555 mm). (6) pp. With 24 charts. Original publisher's morocco-grain limp cloth, title in gilt on front cover. First and only edition of this scarce meteorological atlas of the Red Sea with an excellent provenance; only 650 copies were printed, and only 15 are currently listed in institutions on OCLC. A hugely detailed scientific undertaking: much of the information collected here would have been of great military and commercial interest, and also quite relevant to British surveillance of the Red Sea, including traffic through the still relatively new Suez Canal and the movements of pilgrims to Mecca during the Hajj. - The charts were prepared from logs and observations made by the British Royal Navy, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, and the Royal Meteorological Institute of the Netherlands at Utrecht. As Robert H. Scott, executive head of the Meteorological Office, notes in his preface, ''very few observations have been obtained prior to the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and nearly all the material [.] is of necessity from steamships which follow much the same track within very narrow limits". However, in certain cases further anecdotal evidence is included, such as an 1879 report by the H.M.S. Seagull, which describes a difficult approach to the port city of Jeddah, where she contended with shifting currents and winds. - The charts are divided into two sections, "Winds" and "Currents", with each section covering twelve months each. Beyond their main subjects, the charts provide a wealth of related information on barometer readings, air temperature (both wet bulb and standard), sea temperature, and incidences of stormy weather and gales. The charts also name key ports along the Red Sea and especially along the Saudi Arabian coast, including Al Muwaileh, Yanbu, Jeddah, and Al Lith. - No copies traced in auction records. An uncommon and important maritime record of what is now perhaps the most important shipping lane in the world. - Deaccessioned library copy, with small stamps and other subtle markings; in very good condition. - 1) From William Haultain Milner (d. 1901), with the presentation label, "Presented by the Meteorological Council to Captain W. H. Milner, R.M.S. 'Para', as an Acknowledgement of his Valuable Meteorological Observations". The Para was a ship of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (1839-1930), commissioned in 1875. - 2) With three small "British Museum (Natural History)" collection and deaccession stamps to the title-page and blank verso of the final chart. Milner was a regular donor, credited by the museum in 1896 for donating numerous samples gathered "with great zeal" from Cartagena and the midAtlantic. - OCLC 17283647.

The essential standard sailing directions for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, corresponding with zone NP64 on the official Admiralty charts. These nautical works - pilot guides and charts - were published by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, which provides the necessary hydrographic and marine geospatial data to all kinds of maritime organisations across the world. The publications are not only used by the British Royal Navy, but can also be found on board the majority of international merchant ships. The data provided in the pilot guides and other publications are compliant with SOLAS (the Safety of Life at Sea treaty) guidelines and are updated constantly in weekly "Notices to mariners" and supplements to and new editions of the pilot guides whenever necessary.The present copy is the 11th edition (1967) of the pilot guide with sailing directions and other information on the weather, currents, radar ranges etc. relating to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including the supplement issued in 1977. The first two pages are printed on red-pink paper. Binding slightly rubbed and faded, board edges very slightly soiled, fore-edge of the supplement slightly frayed. Overall in good condition. Grey-blue back wrapper; the two quires, map and back wrapper held together by two metal staples. Blue cloth with title information in yellow on front cover and spine, the supplement loosely inserted at the end of the volume. The main work with 3 maps (including 2 folding) and 82 views of coastal profiles on 52 plates. The supplement with 2 folding maps (on the two sides of a single folding leaf) and 4 views of coastal profiles on 3 pages. Pages: [4], XV, [1 blank], 599, [1]; [2], 60, [2 blank] pp. With: [NAVIGATION - RED SEA - PILOT GUIDE]. Supplement No. 7 - 1977 to Red Sea and Gulf of Aden pilot (eleventh edition, 1967) corrected to 4th March, 1977 Whenever reference is made to the pilot this supplement must be consulted.London, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1977.

Large 8vo. 2 parts in one vol. (4), XV, (1 blank), 599, (1); (2), 60, (2 blank) pp. With 3 maps (of which 2 folding) and 82 views of coastal profiles on 52 plates. Blue cloth with title information in yellow on front cover and spine, the supplement has been separately inserted (loose at the end of the vol.). - With: [Navigation - Red Sea - Navy Pilot]. Supplement No. 7 - 1977 to Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot (11th edition, 1967) corrected to 4th March, 1977. Whenever reference is made to the pilot this supplement must be consulted. London, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1977. With 2 folding maps (double-sided on the same leaf) and 4 views of coastal profiles on 3 pages. Grey/blue back wrapper; the two quires, map and back wrapper are held together by two metal staples. The essential standard sailing directions for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, corresponding with zone NP64 on the official Admiralty charts. These nautical works - the pilots and the charts - are published by the United Kingdom's Hydrographic Office, which provides necessary hydrographic and marine geospatial data to all kinds of maritime organisations across the world. The publications are not only used by the British Royal Navy, but can also be found on board the majority of international merchant ships. The data provided in the pilots and other publications are compliant with SOLAS (the Safety of Life at Sea treaty) guidelines and are updated constantly in weekly "Notices to Mariners", and in supplements to and new editions of the pilots whenever necessary. - The present copy is the 11th edition (1967) of the pilot with sailing directions and other information on the weather, currents, radar ranges etc. relating to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including the supplement issued in 1977. It includes a foreword by the Hydrographer of the Navy, Rear-Admiral George Stephen Ritchie (1914-2012), who served most of his Naval career in the Surveying Service providing the raw data for the Hydrographic Office. The introduction clearly states that with the publication of this volume the previous edition and its supplements are cancelled, since the most up-to-date information has been compiled in the new edition and the weekly "Notices to Mariners" that appear after the publication of the 11th edition. The 11th edition of 1967 and its 1977 supplement were made redundant with the publication of the 12th edition in 1980. Each subsequent edition of the pilot supersedes the last, which have appeared infrequently depending on newly available information since the mid-19th century until the present day. - Binding slightly rubbed and faded, first two pages are printed on red/pink paper, edges of the volume are very slightly soiled. Fore-edge of the supplement is slightly frayed. Overall in good condition.

Tenth edition of a work "comprising sailing directions for the Suez canal, the Gulf of Suez, and the central track for power vessels through the Red sea, Straits of Bab-al-Mandab, and Gulf of Aden ." (p. III) and more areas. Besides navigation it deals with the climate, weather and ocean streams of the area. The first chapter also gives and "general description of countries bordering the Red sea and Gulf of Aden" (p. V). Including two copies of the supplement. Spine slightly discoloured, otherwise in very good condition. Original blue cloth with title on spine and front board; supplement with original printed paper wrappers. With a folding map (printed on both sides), 2 coloured plates with diagrams (printed on both sides), 28 plates showing coastlines and occasionally a map (many printed on both sides), and many some illustrations in text. Pages: LI, [1 blank], 518, [1], [1 blank] pp. Including: Supplement no. 1-1957 relating to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden pilot, tenth edition .

1628, 7,8 x 13,5 ( Ganze Buchseite ).

Oblong folio (ca. 310 x 385 mm). Blank bill of lading for a vessel of the British Strick Line, an operator of cargo liners between the UK and the Mediterranean and (more significantly) the Gulf. It lists the company's consignees and agents with residencies including Bagdad, Bushire, Jeddah, Port Said, Bahrain and Kuwait. With extensive "exceptions, limitations and conditions" in small print. - In 1887 the London shipbroker and coal exporter Frank Clarke Strick (1849-1943) founded the London and Paris Steamship Company Ltd. to raise capital and the Anglo-Algerian Steamship Company Ltd. to operate his ship. It began a pattern of cargo trading which lasted for many years and carried coal from the UK to West Italian ports, and iron ore from Benisaf in North Africa to the United Kingdom or the European continent. A successful voyage to the Gulf in 1892 with coal and general cargo prompted Strick to enter the Gulf trade and to found a new company, the Anglo-Arabian and Persian Steamship Company Limited. By the beginning of the 20th century, Strick had 15 ships sailing under his flag, primarily in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf trades. - Some tears; one long vertical tear repaired with tape.

The essential standard sailing directions for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, corresponding with zone NP64 on the official Admiralty charts. These nautical works - pilot guides and charts - were published by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, which provides the necessary hydrographic and marine geospatial data to all kinds of maritime organisations across the world. The publications are not only used by the British Royal Navy, but can also be found on board the majority of international merchant ships. The data provided in the pilot guides and other publications are compliant with SOLAS (the Safety of Life at Sea treaty) guidelines and are updated constantly in weekly "Notices to mariners" and supplements to and new editions of the pilot guides whenever necessary.The present copy is the 10th edition (1955) of the pilot guide with sailing directions and other information on the weather, currents, radar ranges etc. relating to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including the supplement issued in 1957. It includes an (erroneous?) "advertisement to the eight edition" by the Hydrographer of the Navy, Rear-Admiral Kenneth St Barbe Collins (1904-1982). The advertisement states that with the publication of "the ninth edition" (presumably this volume) the previous edition and its supplements are cancelled, since the most up-to-date information has been compiled in the new edition and the weekly "Notices to mariners" that appeared after the publication of the 11th edition. The 10th edition of 1955 and its 1957 supplement were made redundant with the publication of the 11th edition in 1967. Each subsequent edition of the pilot supersedes the last, which have appeared infrequently, depending on newly available information, from the mid-19th century until the present day.The front paste-down and recto of the first free endpaper contain a "caution" notice and room for the notation of "supplements and annual summaries of notices to mariners relating to this book", the first two pages are printed on red-pink paper. The binding shows minor signs of wear around the spine and corners of the boards, the gutter after page II is somewhat weakened, the head edge of the wrappers of the supplement are very slightly browned. Otherwise in very good condition. Original blue cloth with yellow lettering on the spine and the front board, the supplement is loosely inserted at the end of the volume: original printed paper wrappers, stapled. With a folding map (printed on both sides), 2 coloured plates with diagrams (printed on both sides), 28 plates showing coastlines and occasionally a map (many printed on both sides), and many some illustrations in text. Pages: [2], LI (= LIII: II plus [1], [1 blank]), [1 blank], 518, [1], [1 blank] pp; Supplement: 20 pp. With: [NAVIGATION - RED SEA - PILOT GUIDE]. Supplement no. 1-1957 relating to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden pilot, tenth edition, 1955, corrected to 17th July, 1957, whenever reference is made to the pilot, this supplement must be consulted.London, published for the Hydrographic Department, 1957.

2 colour printed maps, 1055 x 1460 mm. Scale 1:1,000,000. Two large U.S. Air Force pilot maps for the Red Sea, the African coastline, Egypt, Yemen and Saudi Arabia as well as India and Pakistan, indicating international borders with the boundaries between Saudi Arabia and Yemen marked "undetermined". Produced for air operations, the maps depict items of specific interest to aircraft, such as airfields, obstructions and radio facilities, along with prohibited areas and numerous warnings to stay within the specific flying routes while in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and their territorial waters, otherwise risking to be "forced to land". - In very good condition.

Hand-drawn and hand-coloured Ottoman Turkish map, 536 x 778 mm. Scale 1:1,000.000. Unique hand-drawn map of western Yemen, southern Arabia and the southern Red Sea, reaching from Aden, Djibouti's Gulf of Tadjoura, and the Bab-el-Mandeb in the south and as far north as Mecca, Jeddah, and Rabigh. The legend identifies the various symbols used in the map to show features of the land: fortresses, railroads ("simendüfer", chemin-de-fer), international and Sanjak borders, simple roads, and causeways ("sose", chaussée). Apart from a few miles of rails inland from Hodeidah, no railways are shown in Arabia (the Hejaz railway had reached Medina in 1908 and not proceeded further), but several tracks are illustrated on the African side, some dubious. Dated 20 March 1327 (2 April 1911 CE), the map is signed with an unidentified monogram and inscribed as a gift to "Tevfik Bey Efendi, my comrade in misfortune" ("Refik-i felaketim Tevfik Beyefendi'ye yadigarimdir"). In the right margin, a series of pencil notes enumerate the various konaks (one-day travel stage posts) of the laborious land journey from Hodeidah to Sana'a. - The Sublime Porte had long sought to assert its authority in Yemen, and in 1872 had succeeded in establishing the Yemen Vilayet as an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire, though the vast area proved almost impossible to rule and continued to be plagued by insurrections. In early 1911 the Imam of Yemen, frustrated by the lack of progress in negotiations that had lasted for fully five years, began another revolt against the Ottomans: armed rebel bands arrived in Sana'a on 12 January 1911 and took over the city. The rebellion collapsed near the end of April, followed in October with the signing of the Treaty of Daan, which made Yemen a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire. It is very likely that the draughting of the present map was occasioned by the various Ottoman administrative and military operations taking place in Yemen during early April 1911. - Traces of folds which show a few insignificant paper and edge flaws. Drawn on high-quality Austrian "carta di disegno" paper with drystamp in one corner.

A total of 86 topographic maps, colour-printed, ca. 58 x 45 cm. Constant ratio linear horizontal scale. In Russian (Cyrillic). Nearly all of the Soviet Union's 1:200,000 General Staff map quadrangles showing the Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula: from the Russian series of maps produced during the Cold War, based on high-quality satellite imagery, but usually also ground reconnaissance. While there are a few lacunae in Yemen near the south-western tip of the Peninsula, most of the area is well-covered. Assembled continuously, the quadrangles would form an enormous map spanning ca. 8 x 4 metres. - Products of a massive, clandestine cartographic project begun under Stalin and ultimately encompassing the entire globe, the Soviet General Staff maps are today noted for their extreme precision. Indeed, even in post-Soviet times they provide the most reliable mapping for many remoter parts of the world: "Soviet-era military maps were so good that when the United States first invaded Afghanistan in late 2001, American pilots relied on old Russian maps of Afghanistan. For almost a month after the United States began a bombing campaign to help oust the Taliban government, American pilots were guided by Russian maps dating back to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s" (Davies/Kent, p. xi). - Although the details of the cartographic programme evolved over the decades, its overall system and plan remained remarkably constant. "The basic quadrangle is the 1:1,000,000 sheet spanning 4° latitude by 6° longitude [.] Each 1:1,000,000 sheet is [.] subdivided into 36 1:200,000 sheets in a six-by-six grid [. They] normally contain on the reverse side a detailed written description of the districts (towns, communications, topography, geology, hydrology, vegetation, and climate) together with a geological sketch map" (ibid., p. 19-21). "Printing such large-format plans in so many colors with near-perfect print registration itself testifies to the skill of the printers in the military map printing factories across the former Soviet Union. The quality of printing reflects the level of training and the reliability of humidity-control equipment and the electricity supply at the time" (ibid., p. 6f.). - The 1:200,000-scale maps are specifically labelled "For Official Use". Indeed, all General Staff maps de facto constituted closely guarded military material, none of which became available in the West before the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s. - Light traces of folds, occasional wrinkles and a few odd edge flaws, but altogether in excellent condition. - Cf. J. Davies / A. J. Kent, The Red Atlas (Chicago/London, 2017).

Engraved map. 860 x 690 mm. Extremely detailed chart of Perim Island (also called Mayyun in Arabic) in the Strait of Mandeb, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. - Perim is a small but geopolitically important island at the entrance to the Red Sea. With the beginning of the French-backed Suez Canal project in the 1850s, the United Kingdom became convinced of the need to offset French power along the route. A number of options were undertaken to counter the French, including the occupation of Perim in 1856. The island was occupied by the Governor of Bombay, under the justification that it had been claimed by the East India Company in 1799 and was therefore already a dependency of India. Perim's inner harbour, as illustrated on the map, could accommodate very large vessels. It was consequently thought a good place for a coaling station, which was established in the 1880s. Water for the steam engine condensers was also provided on Perim (as labeled on the map). Shortly before this map was printed, during World War I, Ottoman forces landed on the island from Aden to attempt to take it and cut British communication through the Red Sea. The invasion was fought back and troops landed by the Royal Navy at Aden ended any future threat to the island. In 1967, the British attempted to have the island internationalized, to ensure the long-term security of the Red Sea-Suez route, but this was refused. In that year the island was handed over to the People's Republic of South Yemen. In 2008 the island was to be a component in the so-called Bridge of Horns, which was to link Yemen and Djibouti and be the largest bridge in the world. The Dubai-backed project did not proceed beyond the planning stage. The island was the site of a battle during the Yemeni Civil War, in which previously displaced Perim natives took the island back from Houthis with the aid of UAE forces.

Large folding heliozincographed colour map, 2 (of 4) sheets, each measuring 940 x 700 mm (lacking the eastern sections). Both sections with original printed covers. Two sections of Hunter's large and extremely detailed map of the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf, showing the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia with the 'Asir, Hejaz and Nejd regions, as well as most of Yemen, with Kuwait and Southern Iraq. The two eastern sections, which covered Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and part of eastern Saudi Arabia, are not present. - The Canadian-born Hunter later became a major figure in British India's Intelligence Service. He initially compiled the map between 1905 and 1908, to accompany J. G. Lorimer's "Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf". As the author recalls in his 1919 "Reminiscences", "a great deal of the information on the map was from sources considered secret at the time" (p. 357). Special surveys of the country's interior areas were carried out to achieve a hitherto unprecedented degree of accuracy: "The map was a distinct advance on anything which existed, as in 1908 no general map of Arabia on such a large scale existed" (p. 360). The "Hunter" map was used (and praised) by St John Philby during his journey across Arabia. - Such was the detail of Hunter's map that the Survey of India reissued it, with corrections, several times during the First World War and interwar period. As the maps were issued in parts and used on active service it is not unusual for sections to be missing. Many of the surviving copies show signs of official use; this issue bears a flight route, sketched out in red ink, along the southern Gulf coast to Baghdad. - Some light browning, several small tears to folds, otherwise very good. - Scarce. OCLC locates complete copies at the Library of Congress, University of Wisconsin, National Library of Israel and the BNF. - Cf. Macro 1228.

Kupferstich- Karte von H. Benedicti nach Anville, Niebuhr bei F.A. Schraembl, datiert Wien 1787, alt grenzkoloriert. Ca. 67 x 47,5 cm (H). Etwas stockfleckig. Karte des Roten Meeres, oben rechts Titelkartusche, links unten 2 Insetkarten die den Golf von Suez und den Hafen von Suez zeigt: "Bahr el Kolsum oder der nordwestliche Arm des Rothen Meeres", "Rheede und Hafen von Sues". Carsten Niebuhr (1733-1815), Mathematiker, Kartograph und Forschungsreisender war seit 1760 in Dänemark tätig und wurde 1761 von Frederik V. von Dänemark als Kartograph mit einer sechsköpfigen Expedition nach Arabien geschickt. Nach sechs Jahren kehrte er als einziger Überlebender der Forschergruppe zurück nach Dänemark. Map of the Red Sea with two inset maps of the Gulf of Suez. Marked are towns, cities ports and smaller regions. Carsten Niebuhr (1733-1815), mathematician, cartographer and explorer was the only survivor of the Danish expedition from Sinai Peninsular to Yemen 1761-1767.

Very good. Some toning and wear along original centerfold. Minor foxing. Original platemark visible. Size 12 x 17 Inches. A beautiful example of Rigobert Bonne's 1771 map of Nubia and Abyssinia. Covers from Aswan, Egypt south along the Nile river to include all of modern day Sudan, Ethiopia, Eretria, Djibouti and Somalia. Also includes parts of neighboring Arabia across the Red Sea. This is a fairly advanced map revealing the cartographic sophistication of the Abyssinian Empire. Shows the Blue Nile flowing correctly into Lake Dambea (Lake Tana) from the south. Notes numerous important cataracts on the Blue Nile. The White Nile, who's course is more mysterious, acts as a kind of western border for this map, with only vague notations regarding the African empires lying on its western shores. Names numerous Nubian and Ethiopian cities and monasteries as well as the location of Mecca across the Red Sea. A fine map of the region. Drawn by R. Bonne in 1771 for issue as plate no. A 29 in Jean Lattre's Atlas Moderne . References: Rumsey 2612.063. Phillips (Atlases) 664. National Maritime Museum, 215.

Very good. Closed tear and reinstated margin along left border. Size 16 x 11.5 Inches. This is a c. 1728 Joseph Stocklein map of northeastern Egypt and the Red Sea. This beautifully engraved map illustrates the course followed by the Israelites as they fled captivity in Egypt. The tale, as recounted in Exodus, is one of the most dramatic in the Bible, including such events as Moses' parting of the Red Sea, illustrated at top center. The map's coverage extends from Nile River east to the Red Sea. Cities and oases are identified, including Cairo, Memphis, and Heliopolis. Vignettes of African animals, including crocodiles and ostriches, adorn the map as well. The route the Israelites traveld in their trek to the Red Sea is noted. In the lower quadrants supplementary maps illustrate the 'Cloister of St. Pauli' and the 'Cloister of Saint Einsidles Antonij. Publication History and Census This map was created and published by Joseph Stocklein c. 1728. It was engraved by Christoph Dietell in Graz. It is not cataloged in OCLC.

Very good. Small area of surface scuffing with minor loss. One marginal mend away from printed image. Size 9.25 x 14 Inches. This is a rare vue d'optique or vue perspective of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: the main port serving the cities of Mecca and Medina. It is the second-largest city of Saudi Arabia and is the country's commercial capital. Despite the long importance of this city, we are aware of no other depiction of the port prior to the mid 19th century. Mecca's Red Sea Port Although the view names the depicted port 'Lamekk,' (la Mecque, or Mecca), this is plainly imprecise, as that city lies well inland from the sea. The port and city shown, then, is Jeddah, the primary Red Sea port for the Hajj and an essential trading city. For Mondhare's audience, either city was so remote that the distinction would have been irrelevant. The View In sharp contrast with the modern city, the view (framed by a fanciful proscenium) does not evoke a remarkably busy port. Jeddah's medieval fortifications, as shown here, would not have impressed an 18th-century French audience, though the reader would have taken note of the crescent-topped domes and minarets. Ships can be seen in the distant Red Sea, and rowing launches ply the canal leading from the port to the open water. In the foreground are disorderly wharves strewn with barrels, cannon, munitions, and anchors. Figures in oddly European garb appear to pick through the detritus while, to the far right, a boy sits with his feet dangling off the pier, fishing. Perspective and Optical Views Vues d'optique or vues perspective were popular prints meant for viewing through a zograscope: a device employing a large lens and mirror to give an illusion of depth. Such views are characterized by strong linear perspective and subject matter appealing to armchair travelers: and indeed, few French owners of a zograscope would be likely to ever clap eyes on Jeddah - a good thing, given that the view here was probably produced without the artist having seen his subject. Publication History and Census Though the view bears no imprint, we are inclined to attribute it to the publishing house of Louis-Joseph Mondhare, based on the engraving style, content, and the hand of the title text. This view is rare. There is one copy in OCLC, cataloged at the Bibliothèque National de France, with no attribution. We are aware of only two or three that have appeared on the market. References: OCLC 691484379.

Loose original gelatin silver photos (measuring c. 11 x 16 cm) mounted on card (measuring c. 20 x 27). All photos with period pencil or ink captions in French on recto or verso of the mounts; most photos with period ink or pencil numbers on the mounts; two photos dated "1905" on the mounts. Several images mildly faded or with mild silvering, several mounts with minor creases, small tears or chipping on the extremities, but overall a very good collection of interesting and unusual photos.Original large vernacular (not commercial, as more often encountered) photos of Egypt taken by a French traveller in the early 20th century. Unlike most collections of Egyptian travel photos from this period, these ones don't cover ancient temples and sites but instead focus on the life of contemporary Arabic Egypt. An unusual collection showing everyday life of Egypt with evocative street scenes in the early 20th century.Twenty-one photos depict Cairo and environs, showing the Nile with feluccas and buildings on the banks, narrow streets and shops of old Cairo, the gate to the Delta Barrage, Al-Rifa'I Mosque, mausoleums and tombs of the Mamluks in Cairo Necropolis, mud-brick buildings in Cairo environs, and scenes with the local people. Four photos show native mud-brick houses in Memphis and local people; two photos depict Muslim inhabitants of Ismailia and their huts made of dried grass. Eight depict the beach at Attaka (modern-day Suez Governorate of Egypt), the Red Sea and steamers coming in or out of the Suez Canal, and a native camel rider portrayed near Attaka.

1616, 9 x 13 Krogt, Koemans Atlantes Neerlandici, Bd. III, bei Honius erschienene Ausgabe des Caert Thresoor. - Seltene kleine, ostorientierte Karte.

1602, 8,5 x 12,2 Krogt, Koemans Atlantes Neerlandici, Bd. III, lat. Ausgabe 1602 oder 1606. - Seltene kleine, ostorientierte Karte.