Morocco

MR 218

6 colonial period of Morocco types and scenes. B

Price: $120.00

MR 204

Late 19th century auca on the Spanish war in Africa. Size 45x32cm. Rare. B AH eh kh

Note: An auca is a graphic format popular in Spain and especially in the region of Catalonia around Barcelona. The genre dates at least to the 17th century but was banned during the 18th century before experiencing a renewal during the 19th and later the 20th centuries as a uniquely Catalonian form of expression. It takes the form of a cartoon or a comic strip, typically with 48 blocks of image and text, although some may have less. An auca is generally produced as a single sheet, but occasionally a booklet form is used. The captions tend to have some sort of consistent rhyme to assist with the flow and storytelling. Many times the term “auca” appears in the title, but another term, “aleluya,” is used, apparently interchangeably. Some sources indicate that the aleluya originated in Castile and originally included religious elements that were shed over time. Auca was a very popular form of anti-Nationalist propaganda during the Civil War.

Price: $750.00

MR 210MR 210

Complete five page chapter titled The Sultan of Morocco and his Present Troubles, from the January 1903 issue of The American Monthly Review of Reviews. B

Price: $25.00

MR 203

1930 stock certificate ComptoIr Industriel & Automobile Nord-African. Issued in Casablanca. Coupons. B

Price: $30.00

MR 202

1685 engraving of Moroccans. EN B

Price: $80.00

MR 080

Collection of French and English illustrations regarding German interest in Morocco. Full of satire. The cartoon by left wing L’Assiette au Beurre is especially clever. The illustration show the Germans in Morocco, with the caption reading “I am enthusiastic and afraid. Perhaps I am in Tanger”. It is a play on words to rhyme with “danger”. B eh

Price: $150.00

Note: The First Moroccan Crisis (also known as the Tangier Crisis) was an international crisis between March 1905 and May 1906 over the status of Morocco. The crisis worsened German relations with both France and the United Kingdom, and helped enhance the new Anglo-French Entente.MR 080

On March 31, 1905, Kaiser William II of Germany landed at Tangier and conferred with representatives of Sultan Abdelaziz. The Kaiser declared he had come to support the sovereignty of the Sultan—a statement which amounted to a provocative challenge to French influence in Morocco. The Sultan subsequently rejected a set of French-proposed governmental reforms and issued invitations to major world powers to a conference which would advise him on necessary reforms. Germany sought a multilateral conference where the French could be called to account before other European powers. The French foreign minister, Théophile Delcassé, took a defiant line, holding that there was no need for such a conference. Count Bernhard von Bülow, the German Chancellor, threatened war over the issue. The crisis peaked in mid-June. The French cancelled all military leave (June 15) and Germany threatened to sign a defensive alliance with the Sultan (June 22).MR 080 French Premier Maurice Rouvier refused to risk war with Germany over the issue. Delcassé resigned, as the French government would no longer support his policy. On July 1, France agreed to attend the conference.

The crisis continued to the eve of the conference at Algeciras, with Germany calling up reserve units (December 30) and France moving troops to the German border (January 3). The Algeciras Conference was called to settle the dispute, lasting from January 16 to April 7, 1906. Of the 13 nations present, the German representatives found that their only supporter was Austria-Hungary. A German attempt at compromise was rejected by all but Austria-Hungary. France had firm support from Britain, Russia, Italy, Spain, and the United States. The Germans decided to accept a face-saving compromise agreement on March 31,MR 080 1906 that was signed on May 31, 1906. France agreed to yield control of the Moroccan police, but otherwise retained effective control of Moroccan political and financial affairs. Although the Algeciras Conference temporarily solved the First Moroccan Crisis, it only worsened the tensions between the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente that ultimately led to the First World War. The First Moroccan Crisis also showed that the Entente Cordiale was strong, as Britain had defended France in the crisis. The crisis can be seen as a reason for the Anglo-Russian Entente and the Anglo-Franco-Spanish Pact of Cartagena being signed the following year. Kaiser Wilhelm II was angry at being humiliated and was determined not to back down again, which led to the German involvement in the Second Moroccan Crisis."

MR 151

9 colonial postcards of habits, types and architecture of Kenitra. M

Price: $180.00

MR 151

MR 103Interesting AUCA titled “Auca del Moro Feixista” or, Auca of the Fascist Moor. Written in Calalan and published by the Comissariat de Propaganda de la Generalitat de Catalunya it is the ficticious story of a Moor named Ben Hamet. He is taken from the Riff War and converted to Chrisitianity. He abandons his muslim belief, eats pork (5), drinks alcohol and smokes (6), abandons Allah (11) and embraces Jehova. He joins the militia (12), learns to be violent (13) and prepares for battle, where he is subsequently wounded (19). He becomes a seminarist. He whip the crowd into a frenzy (29) and tells them to go to the cemetery, where he and others are attacked. The “dirty Moroccan” sees that all is lost (36) so he intentionally feigns madness by shouting but the Reds don’t believe him because he is wearing a cross and the Reds don’t wear crosses (39), so he is sent to prison (40). Thinking he will be executed (41), he looks to escape and finds a small bomb (42). Seeing 3 militiamen playing cards at a table he plans to throw the bomb at them, but unfortunately for him, the bomb explodes in his hand (45). Everyone rushes to see what happened but all that is left of the “blessed” Moroccan is a finger (48)…..and this is how it ends, in pieces, for the criminals Ben Hamets. What is interesting is that Ben Hamet is referred to in the singular up until the last frame, where he is discussed in plural. KH