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BMA world tour : Alternative itinerary. Part 6. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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BMA world tour : Alternative itinerary. Part 6. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
This amateur film, which has been edited semi-professionally with additional intertitles and maps to orientate the viewer, consists of footage shot on the BMA's World Tour. The reel starts with duplicate footage of the party bid farewell to their South African 'friends' (fellow passengers). A newspaper stand proclaims 'Italian Offensive Resumed'. Next stop is Aden. There are lots harbour views. Journey to the Suez canal. An overland party travels to Cairo. They travel past the Mena House Hotel, pyramids and Sphinx at Giza - some of the party are on camels. There are shots in the bazaar in Cairo, however, the exposure is quite poor and the image very grainy. There is a felucca on the Nile. There is a large statue of Ferdinand De Lesseps. Malta is the next port of call (duplicated footage) followed by Gibralta. The travel journal is closed followed by 'The End' and credits.