Janus: Drawings of Egypt

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RCMS 117	Drawings of Egypt
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Drawings of Egypt

Title	Drawings of Egypt
Reference	GBR/0115/RCMS 117 (former reference: MSS 41)
Creator	Unknown
Covering Dates	Jan. 1839-Mar. 1839
Extent and Medium	1 album; art work; Manuscript
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

A sketch book, 15" x 11", of 21 completed full-page pencil drawings, watercolours and wash drawings and 16 smaller or unfinished sketches of Egypt, each with a brief description and date. The drawings are chiefly of architectural remains. There is no signature or indication of the artist's identity.

Purchased from Hodgson, 1914.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Drawings of Egypt, RCMS 117

Further information

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 82. Indexed

This collection level description was created by RAS.

Index Terms

Africa

Egypt

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