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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Place Red Sea, World

71. Mss Eur G45/8, f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 30
Title:
‘Isabera Islands – Red Sea – 13 Novr 1850’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows two, presumably sequential, maritime / topographical views of a series of small islands in the Red Sea. The view was sketched from on board ship and shows eight or nine rocky islands. In the upper view, the sun can be seen going d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

72. Mss Eur G45/8, f 32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 32
Title:
‘Jibel Jan – 13 Novr 1850.’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows a maritime / topographical view of Jibel Jan, which is likely to refer to Djebel Jan on the coast of latter-day Djibouti. The view was sketched from on board ship and shows a series of flat-topped islands leading away from the coa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

73. Mss Eur G45/8, f 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 34
Title:
‘Jibel el Teer – Red Sea. 13 Novr 1850’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows a maritime / topographical view of Jibel el Teer (Jabal al-Tair Island), a roughly oval-shaped volcanic island northwest of the Bab el-Mandab strait in the Red Sea. Two raised peaks are illustrated at the centre of the island, whi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

74. WD37

Reference (shelfmark):
WD37
Title:
'Gibel Tir', by Sir Henry Yule (1820-1899)
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter: Maritime view in the Red Sea, at the northwest of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, of Gibel Tir [Jebel Al-Tair], meaning ‘bird mountain’. Temporal context: This drawing was likely made during Henry Yule’s return journey to India with his new wife, Anna Maria White, in 1844. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1844
Extent:
1 watercolour, pencil and ink drawing on watercolour paper