'Babelmandel', by Sir Henry Yule (1820-1899)
WD36
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The record is made up of 1 watercolour and ink drawing on watercolour paper. It was created in Jan 1844. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Visual Arts.
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Genre/Subject Matter:
Maritime view in the straits of Babelmandel [Bab-el-Mandeb]. A steamer is visible at left.
Temporal context:
This drawing was likely made during Henry Yule’s return journey to India with his new wife, Anna Maria White, in 1844.
Inscriptions:
Recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. :
Lower left, pen and ink: ‘Babelmandel Jany 1844’
Upper right, ink stamp: ‘35’
Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. :
Centre, ink stamp: ‘India Office Library 12 Dec 1919’
Upper right, pencil: ‘36’
- Extent and format
- 1 watercolour and ink drawing on watercolour paper
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
177 x 254 mm
Materials:
Watercolour and pen on watercolour paper
Condition:
Thick surface dirt throughout and on recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. with staining originating from adhesive on upper edge.
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Drawing
Archive information for this record
- Original held at
- British Library: Visual Arts
- Access conditions
Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- WD36
- Date(s)
- Jan 1844 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Places
- Babelmandel
- People & organisations
- Sir Henry Yule, Knight
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- Reference
- WD36
- Title
- 'Babelmandel', by Sir Henry Yule (1820-1899)
- Pages
- 1r:1v
- Author
- Yule, Sir Henry
- Usage terms
- Public Domain