International studio — 36.1908/1909(1909)
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No.141 (November, 1908)
DOI Artikel:Groves, Robert E.: Morocco as a winter sketching ground
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rapid sketches of these
placesbyallmeans, butin
as unostentatious a manner
as possibie, and the natives
wili be none the wiser, and
one wili bnd that such
thoughtful consideration
wili be ampiy rewarded by
the civil and courteous
treatment of the Moors.
I can truthfuily say that
during the whoie time of
our sojourn in their country
we never met with the
slightest incivility, and this
I largeiy attribute to the
line of conduct foiiowed.
But to resume. In the
immediate neighbourhood
of the entrance gate are
numerous very excelient
street views, and one par-
ticuiarly interesting square
with a fine mosque and
other buiidings of import-
ance, whiie all round are
placed innumerable smali
surrounding shops and the
waiis towering above. On
emerging at the city end
of this entrance tunnei, the
prison is seen on the right
hand ; and one must not
appear to be sketching this,
as it seems to be a sort of
rendezvous for the kaids or
head men of the town, who
sit in the shade here and
talk over the affairs of the
nation and have a decided
objection to being immor-
tafised in that manner.
I found it advisable,
wherever we stayed, to
avoid hurting the feelings
of the natives as much as
possible, by respecting their
wishes with regard to draw-
ing or photographing their
mosques, saint-houses and
similar places. Obtain
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