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1. Mss Eur G45/8, f 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 26
Title:
‘Straits of Babelmandel. 12 Novr 1850.’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows three, presumably sequential, topographical views of the coastal region at the Bab el-Mandeb strait (12° 34' 34” North, 43° 21' 11” East) between Arabia (Yemen) and Africa (Djibouti and Eritrea). This strait, consisting of a two-mil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

2. Mss Eur G45/8, f 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 27
Title:
Unidentified maritime scene, probably in Red Sea
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows a maritime / topographical view of a coastal region, presumably along the Red Sea or Arabian coastline. The view was sketched from on board ship and shows two dhows and one smaller craft sailing from right to left across the scene...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

3. Mss Eur G45/8, f 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 28
Title:
‘Chota Aden 11 Novr 1850’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows a maritime/topographical view of a coastal region near or at the British Settlement at Aden in present-day Yemen. The view was sketched from on board ship and shows one dhow and seven other craft; one of the vessels in the foregro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

4. Mss Eur G45/8, f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 30
Title:
‘Isabera Islands – Red Sea – 13 Novr 1850’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows two, presumably sequential, maritime / topographical views of a series of small islands in the Red Sea. The view was sketched from on board ship and shows eight or nine rocky islands. In the upper view, the sun can be seen going d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

5. Mss Eur G45/8, f 32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 32
Title:
‘Jibel Jan – 13 Novr 1850.’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows a maritime / topographical view of Jibel Jan, which is likely to refer to Djebel Jan on the coast of latter-day Djibouti. The view was sketched from on board ship and shows a series of flat-topped islands leading away from the coa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

6. Mss Eur G45/8, f 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 34
Title:
‘Jibel el Teer – Red Sea. 13 Novr 1850’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows a maritime / topographical view of Jibel el Teer (Jabal al-Tair Island), a roughly oval-shaped volcanic island northwest of the Bab el-Mandab strait in the Red Sea. Two raised peaks are illustrated at the centre of the island, whi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

7. Mss Eur G45/10, f 102

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/10, f 102
Title:
‘Aden 11. June going out of Harbour’ and ‘Trajan’s Bridge on the Danube. 16 June 1856’. Artist: Augustus Fortunatus Bellasis
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject matter Two pencil sketches on paper. The sketch on recto, sketched from on board ship, shows a landscape scene looking inland from the harbour at Aden. The range of hills or mountains in the background probably indicate Jebel Shamsan, or the Shamsan Range, often referred to as ‘...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1855-1856
Extent:

2 pencil drawings on one sheet of paper, pasted into volume

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