Humburg America linie Mittelmeer - Fahrten - "Hamburg - America" - a trip to the Middle East. An impressive photo album. In its pages 163 large photographs - each photograph over a whole page, documenting Rare and fascinating sights views from a journey that took place at the end of the 19th century, from Spain, the Strait of Gibraltar, through the countries of North Africa - Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, as well as Monaco, Italy, European countries , Greek cities, the Mediterranean basin, and the Middle East and the Land of Israel and its cities. Germany, c. 1900.
For each country there are several photographs of fascinating landscapes, the people of the country, port crossings, important sea and travel routes, and more. In the Land of Israel, there are rare photographs of Jaffa beach, the market in Jaffa, sights from the Old City of Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, praying at the Western Wall, Yad Avshalom, and at the end of the album photographs from Cairo, Egypt.
Album: 32x26 cm. Gilt top page cutting. Original leather-covered cover with a photograph of a ship, the view of the pyramids in Egypt, and a gilt inscription.Some pages are detached. Color peeling on the cover and tears on its margins. Overall condition good - moderate.
