The Magic of the Tropics

The slideshow “The Magic of the Tropics: A Walk through the Equatorial Regions of Africa, Asia, Australia and America” was compiled by Dr. Friedrich Umlauft, Professor for Geography at the Teacher Training Academy in Vienna and Director of Urania Wien. It comprised 120 hand-painted glass transparencies and two large paintings, the latter enabling the lecture to be turned into a type of “scientific theatre”, during which stage elements were included in the delivery of the lecture. This lecture was presented by Urania Wien as a repertory lecture between 1899 and 1910.