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1. Mss Eur F140/234

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/234
Title:
Third of 3 Journals (1867–73) of Jeffery Charles Amherst (1844–77), fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Third of three journals covering Amherst’s service with his regiment and furloughs in India and Europe between 1867 and 1873. Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil drawings interspersed throughout the journal. There are four unidentified watercolour views loose in the album...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1870-Apr 1876
Extent:
1 case bound, unpublished volume (unknown number of pages), illustrated with 49 watercolour, pencil and pen and ink drawings

2. Mss Eur F140/234/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/234/5
Title:
‘Aden – Oct 22nd /71’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter These two small watercolour drawings depict scenes taken from life at the Settlement of Aden in 1871. Both drawings focus on Arabs’ use of camels as a form of transport. In the left-hand drawing, four veiled women perch alongside one another atop a litter held in place on...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1871
Extent:
2 drawings; watercolour and pencil on paper, pasted into volume

3. Mss Eur F140/234/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/234/4
Title:
‘Capt C. at Marshag. May 22nd 71’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter This pencil sketch on paper depicts a man reclining against a pillow on a chaise-longue while reading. It is drawn in the style of a caricature, which is in keeping with other figural sketches in this volume and, more broadly, in the related files Mss Eur F140/232 and Mss E...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1871
Extent:
1 drawing; pencil on paper, pasted into volume