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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Place Hodedda, Asia Digitised Content Platform Qatar Digital Library

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3533
Title:: View of Hodedda [Al Hodeida] and a fort by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:: Genre/Subject Matter: These two topographical views of the coastline along the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. The upper image shows the town of Hodedda [Al Hodeida] from a distance of two miles. Although the sketch is incomplete, a number of details are visible: at right a larg...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1829-1834
Extent:: 2 topographical views on 1 sheet of paper

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3534
Title:: 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 ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1829-1834
Extent:: 4 topographical views on 1 sheet of paper

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