Description: The Mediterranean Sea A very beautiful photographic record of full page photographs (in high quality roto gravure technique) featuring topography, remarkable sites, and stunning architecture of countries along the mediterranean sea. The countries and regions included in this volume are: Griechenland, Zypern, Griechische Inseln, Turkei, Syrien, Palestina, Agypten, Lybien, Tunesien, Algerien, Marokko, Spanien with Balearen, Frankreich, Korsika, Italien, Elba, Sardinien, Sizilien, Malta, Adria Most of the photographs were taken by renowned photographer Dr. Martin Hurlimann in the 1920s/1930s, with complementary pictures from other sources. Even from Dr. Paul Wolff. This precious book was not affordable by too many people at that time. And there is no other book of that time which comes close to the printing quality of that title. Photographs titled in English, German, French and Italian. From the series "Orbis Terrarum" , a series of early photobooks portraying the regions of the world. Hardcover 400 pages 23 pages introduction and index of photographs a map of the mediterranean sea 320 rotogravure photos gilt lettering and decoration In very good exterior and fine interior condition With the rare Original Dust Jacket included, which is taped, chipped and edgeworn. Tail of spine frayed (shelfwear), otherwise very clean and crisp. All pages are complete and tight in the binding. Approx/Measurements: 12-1/4" x 9" ~4.05 lbs. by Martin Hurlimann Published by Atlantis-Verlag Berlin and Zurich Inhaltsverzeichnis (table of contents) [excerpt]: Greece (Cape Sunion, Athens, Lykabettos, Daphni Monastery, Piraeus, Marathon, Aigostenai, Thebes, Livadia, Chaeronaia, Arakhova, Parnassus, Delphi, Valley of Pleistos, Gulf of Itea, Hosios Lukas, Meteor-Convents, Meteor-Rocks, Mount Athos, Saloniki, Megara, Peloponnes, Mycenae, Tirynthe, Corinth, Nauplia, Epidauros, Calamos, Bassae, Sparta, Mount Taygetos, Mistra, Karythaina, Tripolis, Olympia) - The Greek Islands (Corfu, Aegina, Monemvasia, Syra, Mykonos, Thera, Santorin, Delos, Naxos, Crete, Knossos, Lasithi Mountains, Camiro, Rhodes, Lindos, Cos) - Cyprus (Famagusta, Enkomi, Kyrenia, Nicosia) - Turkey (Istanbul, Constantinople, Golden Horn, River Bosporus, Ephesus, Brussa, Troy, Nicaea, Izmir, Smyrna) - Syria (Aleppo, Antioch, Qasr al-Banat [Girls castle], Tripoli, Beirut, Baalbek, Lebanon, Damascus) - Palestine/Israel (Akka/Acre, Sidon/Saida, Haifa, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Kana, Bethlehem, Dead Sea, Jerusalem, Capernaum, Mar Saba) - Egypt (Suez Canal, River Nile, Alexandria, Cairo, Mokattam Hills, Gizeh, Sakkara, Memphis, Theben, Luxor) - Lybia (Bengasi, Tripoli) - Tunisia (Medenine, Sfax, Sidi Bou Said, Kairwan, Tunis, El Djem, Sbeitla, Dougga) - Algeria (Djemila, Timgad, Lambaesis, El Oued, El Kantara, Hammam-Meskoutine, Constantine, Rhumel Ravine, Cap Carbon, Tlemcen, Alger) - Morocco (Fes, Mouley Idris, Tetuan, Volubilis, Tanger) - Spain and the Balearics (Gibraltar, Algeciras, Malaga, Granada, Valencia, Elche, Tarragona, Peniscola, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Montserrat) - France (Sete, Pont du Gard, Aigues-Mortes, Martigues, Camargue, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Provence, Arles, Orange, Avignon, Les Baux, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, La Ciotat, Toulon, Cote dAzur, Theoule-sur-Mer, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Juan-les-Pins, Nice, Menton) - Corsica (Calvi, Corte, Bonifacio, Ajaccio, Col de Bavella, Bastia) - Italy (Arenzano, Bay of Rapallo, Genova, Otia, Naples, Vesuvius, Pompeji, Sorrento, Ischia, Capri, Faraglioni, Positano, Paestum, Agrigentum, Triest, Rimini, Chioggia, Venice) - Island of Elba (Porto Ferraio) - Sardinia (Cagliari) - Sizily (Agrigentum, Milazzo, Cyclop-rocks, Taormina, Mount Aetna, Syrakus, Palermo) - Malta (Valetta, Hagiar Kim) - Adriatic Sea (Tirana, Bay of Cattaro, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik, Jajce, Cascades of Krka, Split, Rab, Pola, Pirano) .... and many others SHIPPING OPTIONS Free Airmail shipping from Germany with recorded delivery dewabit
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Topic: Middle East
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Special Attributes: Illustrated, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Language: German
Original/Facsimile: Original
Region: Middle East
Place of Publication: Germany
Year Printed: 1937
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
