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Two views of the Red Sea coastline by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
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Genre/Subject Matter: These two topographical views of the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. On the recto is a detailed view of a large, fortified town, with mountains in the background. A long high wall separates the town from the sea, with various towers located along its length...
Two views of the Red Sea coastline by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: These two topographical views of the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. On the recto is a detailed view of a stretch of coastline with mountains in the background. Immediately right of centre a large number of palm trees have been represented. At far left is a...
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 ...
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
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
`Journal of a voyage to the East Indies, and during a residence there, a tour through the Mysore and Tanjore countries...': professional manuscript copy, c1857, of illustrated journal, dated 1798-1801, by Charlotte Florentia Clive (later Duchess of Nothumberland) (1787-1866), daughter of 2nd Lord...
Miscellaneous letters and other material connected with Robert Home and his family. Artist(s): Home, Robert (1752-1834), and others
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p>Miscellaneous letters and other material connected with Robert Home and his family. Bequeathed by E.P. Westby Esq., along with WD4426-4431, and F888 (Robert Home's miniature painting cabinet). 1. Recipe book, with index, of oils, colours, varnishes etc, written in Robert Home’s hand. ff1...
Sketchbook of 23 drawings and watercolours documenting a journey from Calcutta to Ghazipur (Bihar) in the winter of 1849.
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Small artist sketchbook containing both pen and ink drawings and drawings coloured with watercolour. Folios are annotated with both captions, as well as the artist's notes regarding colour and commentary about the views. The views document his/her journey from Calcutta along the Hoogly and up th...
Writing by Henry Columbell esquire, John Rollesley, Ranald Cokayn and Robert Lee, gentlemen, and 'Sir' Richard Johnson, parson of Darley, requesting alms for the support of a priest in the chapel of St Mary in Beeley in Derwentdale, recently founded by 'Sir' John Eyre, chaplain, and for which Th...
Lease from John Norton, the abbot, and the convent of Beauchief to 'Sir' John Blakwalle, chantry priest, of Dronfield, of the farm of Harewood Grange for 80 years, with successive remainders to Christopher and Robert Blakwalle, his brothers, to Thomas, son of Christopher, John, son of Robert, an...
