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Archive Reference (shelfmark) WD3528-3536 Language English Level [40] File

1. WD3528-3532

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3528-3532
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 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 on the first page ‘C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1829-1834
Extent:
9 topographical views on 4 sheets of paper

2. 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