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61. 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

62. WD3812

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3812
Title:
The Praya Grande, Macao, from the east, with the entrance to the inner harbour at the extreme left. Artist(s): Reeves, John (1774-1856)
Scope & Content:
The Praya Grande, Macao, from the east, with the entrance to the inner harbour at the extreme left. Inscribed: ‘No.1’ and with main buildings identified. Pen and ink; 19.2 by 94.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812-1831
Extent:
1 Item

63. WD3815

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3815
Title:
View of Macao peninsula from the north with Penha Church on the right looking down on Praya Grande and the anchorage of the inner harbour on the left with Green Island in the distance. Artist(s): Reeves, John (1774-1856)
Scope & Content:
View of Macao peninsula from the north with Penha Church on the right looking down on Praya Grande and the anchorage of the inner harbour on the left with Green Island in the distance. Pen and ink; 26 by 72 cm. Note: This drawing should be viewed from the reverse.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812-1831
Extent:
1 Item

64. WD3819

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3819
Title:
Chart of Macao roads from the shore of Macao Bay showing the islands visible from Reeves’ house. Artist(s): Reeves, John (1774-1856)
Scope & Content:
Chart of Macao roads from the shore of Macao Bay showing the islands visible from Reeves’ house. Pen and ink and wash; 15.3 by 60.6 cm. Manuscript notes accompany this drawing.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812-1831
Extent:
1 Item

65. WD3877

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3877
Title:
Inscribed on reverse: 'Tanna Bunder. Shahpoor in the distance. Jany. 6th 1851'. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
Scope & Content:
Inscribed on reverse: ‘Tanna Bunder. Shahpoor in the distance. Jany. 6th 1851’. Water-colour; 17.3 by 25 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1851
Extent:
1 Item

66. WD3894

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3894
Title:
Fort Cornwallis, Prince of Wales Island, from the west. Artist(s): Trapaud, Elisha (1750-1828)
Scope & Content:
Fort Cornwallis, Prince of Wales Island, from the west. Inscribed: ‘Fort Cornwallis. West Face’. Water-colour; 25 by 41.5 cm in wash borders.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1786
Extent:
1 Item

67. WD3895

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3895
Title:
Fort Cornwallis, Prince of Wales Island, from the shore. Artist(s): Trapaud, Elisha (1750-1828)
Scope & Content:
Fort Cornwallis, Prince of Wales Island, from the shore. Water-colour; 24.8 by 38.5 cm in wash borders. Note: These early views of Fort Cornwallis, with stockaded walls, must have been made shortly after Penang was taken on behalf of the East India Company by Captain Francis Light, and renamed...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1786
Extent:
1 Item

68. WD3937

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3937
Title:
View of Trincomalee Harbour from the south looking across to Dutch Point, with the official quarters of the Assistant Government Agent in the middle distance and the fortified headland of Fort Frederick beyond. Artist(s): Stockley, George Watts (1837-1
Scope & Content:
View of Trincomalee Harbour from the south looking across to Dutch Point, with the official quarters of the Assistant Government Agent in the middle distance and the fortified headland of Fort Frederick beyond. Inscribed: ‘G.W.S. Trinco. 2.83’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1882-1885
Extent:
1 Item

69. WD4186

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4186
Title:
'Fort of Aguada and Goa from the anchorage'. Artist(s): Miller, William (1795-1836)
Scope & Content:
‘Fort of Aguada and Goa from the anchorage’. Water-colour; 25.5 by 38.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1831
Extent:
1 Item

70. WD4290

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4290
Title:
Inscribed on reverse: 'View of Island of Sirah off the Cantonment of Aden with Artillery Barracks in foreground'. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
Scope & Content:
Inscribed on reverse: ‘View of Island of Sirah off the Cantonment of Aden with Artillery Barracks in foreground’. Pencil; 20.2 by 32.2 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1837
Extent:
1 Item

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