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1866 oil panting of Emir Abd-el-Kader by Stanislaw Chlebowski

Relizane (present Ighil Izan, Algeria), circa 1900.

Kabyle women were fetishized and made available to public consumption by items such as postcards, often with sexual undertones. This undermines the diversity and resilience of Algeria's Kabyle community, which has become a prominent voice for Berber…

Located in the back of Cook's Practical Guide to Algeria and Tunisia, pages of advertisements promote not just Cook tours, but also offices and businesses associated with the company, which European travelers were encouraged to visit.

The image depicts the shores of London and Ghent, advertising to tourists an "international and universal exhibition" for the year 1913.

(Note: Cook's captions to photos are included without alteration to demonstrate the depictions of Algerian and Tunisian culture in the Guide, however, it is absolutely essential to read them critically in the modern day).

Cook’s Guide plays into the construction of travel as an escape from health risks lurking in crowded European cities. While the Guide includes less description of Tunisia than Algeria, Tunisia's climate is promoted as “one of the healthiest” near the…

Al Jadid Mosque on main square of Algiers (circa 1925)