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
