View of Suakin and of a peak on the Red Sea coast by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
WD3529
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The record is made up of 2 partial pencil drawings on paper. It was created in 1829-34. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Genre/Subject Matter:
These two topographical views of the coastline along the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship.
On the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. is a detailed view of the town of Suakin, Sudan. Two large towers, at centre and at right may be minarets, while at far left the stern of a British ship bears a flag featuring a Union Jack in the upper left corner.
On the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. a more distant topographical view of a coastline along the Red Sea coast bears the partially intact inscription ‘[…] from the South to the North’. At right, a high peak is indicated with an asterisk. Although some further inscriptions in the area of the beach appear to name the peak, these are illegible.
Inscriptions:
Recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. :
Upper right corner, in pencil: ‘Suakin’
Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. :
Upper left corner, in pencil: ‘WD3529’; ‘[…] from the South to the North’
Beach area, in pencil: ‘[illegible] Peak’
- Extent and format
- 2 partial pencil drawings on paper
- It is part of
- 12 imagesRef: WD3528-3532
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
82 x 210 mm
Materials:
Pencil on paper
Condition:
Heavy surface dirt coats the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. . The paper is torn at the right edge, however, repair work has stabilised the sheet.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Drawing
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Archive reference
- WD3529
- Date(s)
- 1829-34 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Thomas Elwon
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View of Suakin and of a peak on the Red Sea coast by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, WD3529, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025687404.0x000002> [accessed 20 August 2026]
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- WD3529
- Title
- View of Suakin and of a peak on the Red Sea coast by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
- Pages
- 3r:3v
- Author
- Elwon, Thomas
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- Public Domain