Port Said Collection

Port Said Paratroopers
British Paratroopers dug in on the Canal Road in Port Said, 12th November 1956. The Egyptian position is 500 yards from this point. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Keystone/Getty Images)

Map illustrating the Campaigns in Egypt from February, 1915, to May, 1916, . Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the Campaigns in Egypt from February, 1915, to May, 1916, (c1920). Alexandria and the Nile delta, Cairo, Port Said, the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula during the First World War

Map of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Map of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917. Fighting began in January 1915, when a German-led Ottoman force invaded the Sinai Peninsula, then part of the British Protectorate of Egypt

Map of the Turkish attack on the Suez Canal, Egypt, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Map showing approximately the direction of the Turkish Attack on the Suez Canal, January 25 - February 3, 1915

Suez Canal, ship entering the Red Sea near Port Tewfic, c. 1900 (colour photochrom)
5322734 Suez Canal, ship entering the Red Sea near Port Tewfic, c.1900 (colour photochrom); Private Collection; (add.info)

Egypt: Port Said (b / w photo)
6009646 Egypt: Port Said (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Said. Illustration for Souvenir of Egypt (George Ch Dovas)

Christmas-Day Entertainment to the Troops at Port Said (engraving)
1624154 Christmas-Day Entertainment to the Troops at Port Said (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas-Day Entertainment to the Troops at Port Said)

The Prince of Wales, in the Royal Yacht Osborne, leaving Port Said for Cairo (engraving)
1621406 The Prince of Wales, in the Royal Yacht Osborne, leaving Port Said for Cairo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Wales)

Our Indian Contingent (engraving)
1050117 Our Indian Contingent (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Indian Contingent)

Opening of the Suez Canal, the Illuminations at Port Said (engraving)
1104394 Opening of the Suez Canal, the Illuminations at Port Said (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the Suez Canal)

Opening of the Suez Canal, Arrival of the Empress of the French, on Board the Aigle, at Port Said
1104392 Opening of the Suez Canal, Arrival of the Empress of the French, on Board the Aigle, at Port Said, the British Squadron saluting (engraving) by Weedon

Port Said Lighthouse, c. 1875 (b / w photo)
473806 Port Said Lighthouse, c.1875 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Port Said Lighthouse is the oldest building in the city)

Port Said and the Suez Canal, c. 1875 (b / w photo)
473805 Port Said and the Suez Canal, c.1875 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The city of Port Said, Egypt)

Franco-German Amenities on the Way to China, the "Aquitaine"(French Transport)
1600088 Franco-German Amenities on the Way to China, the " Aquitaine" (French Transport) and the " Wittekind" (German Transport) cheering each other at Port Said (engraving)

Port Said, Egypt, entrance to the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean (engraving)
5207266 Port Said, Egypt, entrance to the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Said, Egypt)

The Quay at Port Said, c. 1878 (b / w photo)
473808 The Quay at Port Said, c.1878 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Said is the city that grew about the port at the northern end of the Suez)

Jetty and Railway at Port Said (engraving)
3638018 Jetty and Railway at Port Said (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jetty and Railway at Port Said)

An Egyptian Conjuror on Board an Orient Line Steam-Ship at Port Said (engraving)
1596232 An Egyptian Conjuror on Board an Orient Line Steam-Ship at Port Said (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Entrance to the Suez Canal, Port Said, Egypt (chromolitho)
1093589 Entrance to the Suez Canal, Port Said, Egypt (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to the Suez Canal, Port Said, Egypt)

Opening of the Suez Canal, the Empress of the French, on Board the Aigle, entering the Canal at Port Said (engraving)
1104393 Opening of the Suez Canal, the Empress of the French, on Board the Aigle, entering the Canal at Port Said (engraving) by English School

To India through the Suez Canal (engraving)
1060477 To India through the Suez Canal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: To India through the Suez Canal)

The Spanish-American War (b / w photo)
1606235 The Spanish-American War (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American War)

Bust of Lieutenant Waghorn on the Jetty at Port Said (engraving)
2772054 Bust of Lieutenant Waghorn on the Jetty at Port Said (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bust of Lieutenant Waghorn on the Jetty at Port Said)

The Dutch Trading Establishment at Port Said (engraving)
2774119 The Dutch Trading Establishment at Port Said (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dutch Trading Establishment at Port Said)

Suez Canal, Port-Said, Egypt
3618211 Suez Canal, Port-Said, Egypt by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Suez Canal, Port-Said, Egypt. It was built by the company of Ferdinand-Marie Lesseps (1805-1894)

Port Said, the Northern Entrance to the Suez Canal (engraving)
2791376 Port Said, the Northern Entrance to the Suez Canal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Said, the Northern Entrance to the Suez Canal)

The War in Egypt, the Orient Steam-Ship, with Scots Guards, at Port Said, entering the Suez Canal for Ismailia
1622284 The War in Egypt, the Orient Steam-Ship, with Scots Guards, at Port Said, entering the Suez Canal for Ismailia (engraving) by English School

The War in Egypt (engraving)
1622042 The War in Egypt (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt)

The War in Egypt (engraving)
1622002 The War in Egypt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 August 1882)

The War in Egypt (engraving)
1622001 The War in Egypt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 August 1882)

Port Said, Suez, c. 1900 (colour photochrom)
5322732 Port Said, Suez, c.1900 (colour photochrom); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suez Canal which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez was constructed by)

Port Said, entrance to the Suez Canal, c. 1900 (colour photochrom)
5322731 Port Said, entrance to the Suez Canal, c.1900 (colour photochrom); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suez Canal which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez)

Lake Timsah, Suez from opposite the chalet, 1856-60 (albumen print)
5322730 Lake Timsah, Suez from opposite the chalet, 1856-60 (albumen print) by Good, Frank Mason (fl.1860-90); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bust of Waghorn, erected at Port Said by M de Lesseps (engraving)
1056985 Bust of Waghorn, erected at Port Said by M de Lesseps (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bust of Waghorn, erected at Port Said by M de Lesseps)

The War in Egypt, Views on the Suez Canal (engraving)
1061339 The War in Egypt, Views on the Suez Canal (engraving) by Wyllie, Charles William (1853-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt, Views on the Suez Canal)

Spanish-American War (engraving)
1063482 Spanish-American War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish-American War)

Workshops, Suez Canal Company, Port Said (colour photo)
3093699 Workshops, Suez Canal Company, Port Said (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Workshops, Suez Canal Company, Port Said)

Port Said and the Suez Canal, Egypt (b / w photo)
6033736 Port Said and the Suez Canal, Egypt (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Said and the Suez Canal, Egypt)

Aquatic Sports at Port Said (engraving)
1616489 Aquatic Sports at Port Said (engraving) by Morehen, Horace (b.c.1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aquatic Sports at Port Said)

Scenes on the Banks of the Suez Canal (engraving)
1056930 Scenes on the Banks of the Suez Canal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes on the Banks of the Suez Canal)

The Voyage of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught to India on Board the P and O Mail Steamer "Cathay"(engraving)
1044647 The Voyage of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught to India on Board the P and O Mail Steamer " Cathay" (engraving) by English School

Port Said (chromolitho)
735769 Port Said (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Said. Liebig card)

The War in Egypt (engraving)
1622282 The War in Egypt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 9 September 1882)

HMS "Victorious"aground off Port Said (b / w photo)
1615282 HMS " Victorious" aground off Port Said (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Victorious" aground off Port Said)

HMS "Victorious"stranded at Port Said on her Way to China (b / w photo)
1615224 HMS " Victorious" stranded at Port Said on her Way to China (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Port Tewfic, entrance to the Suez Canal, c. 1900 (colour photochrom)
5322733 Port Tewfic, entrance to the Suez Canal, c.1900 (colour photochrom); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suez Canal which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez)

Travelling in Egypt (chromolitho)
973975 Travelling in Egypt (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travelling in Egypt)

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"Port Said: A Historic Gateway to Egypt's Rich Past" Step into the captivating world of Port Said, a city steeped in history and brimming with fascinating tales. From the valiant Port Said Paratroopers to the intricate maps illustrating campaigns in Egypt from 1915 to 1916, this vibrant city has witnessed it all. Nestled along the Suez Canal, it has long been a vital hub for maritime trade. Imagine ships gracefully entering the Red Sea near Port Tewfic as captured in a mesmerizing color photochrom dating back to 1900. The black and white photographs of yesteryears transport us to an era when life unfolded at a different pace. The enchanting allure is not limited to its strategic location alone. It was here that Christmas-Day Entertainment brought joy and respite to troops stationed amidst turmoil, as depicted in an evocative engraving. Even royalty graced these shores, with The Prince of Wales bidding farewell on his journey from Port Said to Cairo aboard the majestic Royal Yacht Osborne. Diverse cultures converged upon this cosmopolitan city, exemplified by Our Indian Contingent who left their mark during significant events such as the opening of the Suez Canal. Witnessing grand illuminations at this momentous occasion must have been truly awe-inspiring. A symbol synonymous with Port Said is its iconic lighthouse standing tall since 1875 - guiding ships through treacherous waters while serving as a beacon of hope for weary travelers. This architectural marvel stands witness to countless stories etched within its walls. As you explore further, immerse yourself in stunning landscapes showcased in maps spanning across time - revealing both military campaigns and geographical wonders like Egypt and Sinai Peninsula circa 1917. Port Said beckons you with open arms; come discover its rich tapestry woven through centuries past. Let your imagination soar amidst echoes of history that resonate throughout this captivating city.