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Mss Eur G45/8, f 32
- Record Id:
- 041-002481069
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002297492
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100002798502.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023482667.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur G45/8, f 32
- Title:
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‘Jibel Jan – 13 Novr 1850.’
- Scope & Content:
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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 coastline on the right of the horizon.
Inscriptions
Recto, in pencil:
Right edge: ‘135’
Lower left corner: ‘Jibel Jan – 13 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
041-002481069 - 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 32 : ‘Jibel Jan – 13 Novr 1850.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-002297492[0008]/040-002297500[0005]/041-002481069
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur G45
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001260.0x0002eb
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1850
- End Date:
- 1850
- Date Range:
- 13 Nov 1850
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions:
162 x 270 mm
Format:
Pencil sketch on paper, pasted into volume
Condition:
The sketch is in good condition with scuffing in the upper right as well as some dark spot staining throughout and a purple stain in the lower left corner.
Foliation:
On paper: ‘135’
On mounting paper ‘32’
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)