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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) WD3528-3536

1. WD3528-3536

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3528-3536
Title:
ELWON, THOMAS (1793/4-1835) Bombay Marine. Midshipman 1810; Captain 1832. Commanded the ‘Benares’ which, along with the ‘Palinarus’ took part in a s ...
Scope & Content:
ELWON, THOMAS (1793/4-1835) Bombay Marine. Midshipman 1810; Captain 1832. Commanded the ‘Benares’ which, along with the ‘Palinarus’ took part in a survey of the Red Sea between 1829 and 1834 to establish the best course for steamers travelling to and from Suez. Before completing the southern se...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1829-1834
Extent:
2 items

2. WD3533

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3533
Title:
View of Hodedda [Al Hodeida] and a fort by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: These two topographical views of the coastline along the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. The upper image shows the town of Hodedda [Al Hodeida] from a distance of two miles. Although the sketch is incomplete, a number of details are visible: at right a larg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1829-1834
Extent:

2 topographical views on 1 sheet of paper

3. WD3533-3536

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3533-3536
Title:
Drawings of the coast around Aden and along the Red Sea made during Elwon’s survey to establish the best course for steamers travelling to and from Suez by Thomas Elwon (1793/4-1835)
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: A series of coastal profiles in pencil, mostly incomplete, record the survey of the Red Sea undertaken by Captain Thomas Elwon of the Benares that took place between 1829-1834 to establish the best course for steamers to and from Suez. Taken from a sketch book inscribed ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1829-1834
Extent:
9 topographical views on four sheets of paper

4. WD3534

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3534
Title:
View of a coastal town by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: These four topographical views of the coastline along the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. The upper image shows either the city of Jeddah or the town of Hodedda [Al Hodeida] with the Hijaz mountain range visible in the background. Right of centre, one peak ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1829-1834
Extent:

4 topographical views on 1 sheet of paper

5. WD3535

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3535
Title:
Two views of the coast of Babelmandel Cape [Ras Bab-el-Mandeb] by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: These two sequential topographical views of Babelmandel Cape [Ras Bab-el-Mandeb], sketched from on board ship. The area shown is a fully worked view based on the sketches found in WD3528 and show the following features of the coastline, from left to right: Fisher’s or Pi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1829-1834
Extent:

2 sequential, topographical, watercolour views on 1 sheet of paper

6. WD3536

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3536
Title:
Three views of the coastal towns of Hodeida, Loheia and El Cassar by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: These three topographical views of the coastal towns of Hodeida, Loheia and El Cassar were sketched from on board ship. The upper view shows a fully worked watercolour drawing of the sketch found in WD3533, showing the town of Hodeida [Al Hudaydah] as it extends along th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1829-1834
Extent:

3 topographical, watercolour views on 1 sheet of paper