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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
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Reference Number GALTON/1/3/1/4/1
TitlePencil Sketches of the Eastern Voyage
Date1844-1846
DescriptionPencil sketches made by Francis Galton whilst on his Eastern Voyage:
Sketch of three birds and two men; on verso partial sketch of birds. 1 ff.
Sketch annotated "Hut in the Environs of Damascus Olive & Apricot trees in their colour, June 15 1846"; on verso a sketch of men shooting arrows at cattle. 1 ff.
Sketch annotated "View from Elephantine Island"; on verso a sketch of a building. 1 ff.
Sketch of Genoa, November 10th 1845; 1 ff.
Various sketches of men and donkeys, recto and verso; 1 ff.
Sketches annotated "Arab plough in Elephantine"; and "Beni Hasan of the cataract dancing, April [18]46". 1 ff.
Sketch annotated "Temple of Osiris [Isis?] Philae from mainland 1846"; 1 ff.
Sketch of a man lying down, annotated "Barclay disagrees with McCulloch on the fixed duty. He remains unconvinced but [?] on proceeding"; on verso a sketch of a seated man. 1ff.
Extent8 folios
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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