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Mss Eur G45/8, f 26
- Record Id:
- 041-002481065
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002297492
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100002797313.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023482667.0x000006
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur G45/8, f 26
- Title:
- ‘Straits of Babelmandel. 12 Novr 1850.’
- Scope & Content:
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Genre/Subject Matter
Pencil sketch on paper.
The sketch shows three, presumably sequential, topographical views of the coastal region at the Bab el-Mandeb strait (12° 34' 34” North, 43° 21' 11” East) between Arabia (Yemen) and Africa (Djibouti and Eritrea). This strait, consisting of a two-mile wide eastern channel and a sixteen-mile wide western channel separated by Perim Island, connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
The views were sketched from on board ship. The central sketch shows the profile of Perim Island, while the upper sketch appears to show a flare or beacon of some kind, with thick smoke billowing from its peak. This object is inscribed ‘Shrinka’. A number of other inscriptions, some of which are illegible appear to denote certain parts of the evidently rocky strait.
Inscriptions
Recto, in pencil:
Upper centre: ‘Shrinka’
Left edge: ‘2nd’, ‘3rd’
Centre: ‘W’
Right edge: ‘129’
45 mm from right, 70 mm from upper: ‘Perim Island’
30 mm from left, 35 mm from lower: ‘1st’
Lower left corner: ‘Straits of Babelmandel. 12 Novr 1850.’
Temporal context
This sketch is part of a series of six drawings over consecutive days, 11–13 November 1850, during the journey between Aden and the Red Sea.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002297492
040-002297500
041-002481065 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur G45 : Papers of Augustus Fortunatus Bellasis, Bombay Civil Service 1842-72
Mss Eur G45/8 : ‘My Scrap Book volume III’ Artist: Augustus Fortunatus Bellasis (1822–1872)
Mss Eur G45/8, f 26 : ‘Straits of Babelmandel. 12 Novr 1850.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-002297492[0008]/040-002297500[0001]/041-002481065
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur G45
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
-
1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001260.0x0002eb
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1850
- End Date:
- 1850
- Date Range:
- 12 Nov 1850
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions:
160 x 278 mm
Format:
Pencil sketch on paper, pasted into volume
Condition:
The sketch is in good condition with only minor surface residue throughout as well as one small area of staining on the lower edge, likely from the adhesive.
Foliation:
On paper: ‘129’
On mounting paper ‘26’
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)