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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Place Babelmandel, Asia

11. 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

12. WD3535

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3535
Title:
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