Drawings of the coast around Aden and along the Red Sea made during Elwon’s survey to establish the best course for steamers travelling to and from Suez by Thomas Elwon (1793/4-1835)
Drawings of the coast around Aden and along the Red Sea made during Elwon’s survey to establish the best course for steamers travelling to and from Suez by Thomas Elwon (1793/4-1835)
Drawings of the coast around Aden and along the Red Sea made during Elwon’s survey to establish the best course for steamers travelling to and from Suez by Thomas Elwon (1793/4-1835)
Date:
1829/1834
Description:
Genre/Subject Matter:A series of coastal profiles in pencil, mostly incomplete, record the survey of the Red Sea undertaken by Captain Thomas Elwon of the
Benaresthat took place between 1829-1834 to establish the best course for steamers to and from Suez.Taken from a sketch book inscribed on the first page ‘Capt Elwon’, these topographical views likely record the southern section of the coastline from Jeddah to Bab-el-Mandeb.While many are incomplete or damaged, WD3535 and WD3536 are fully worked watercolour drawings.Inscriptions:Inscribed in pencil and pen throughout.9 topographical views on four sheets of paperDimensions:Variable.Materials:Pencil on paper and watercolour and pen on paper.Condition:Many are damaged sheets; all have been stabilised through conservation.