3-minute Reconnaissance sketch; verso: Cairo from the pyramids Accession Number: ART03605.007.004

Description

Recto: depicts a panoramic landscape. A note at the bottom refers to it as a 3-minute reconnaissance sketch of Egypt, indicating plantation and geographical formations; verso: panoramic map of Cairo from the pyramids across a double leaf from another sketchbook, complete with geographical and topographical notes. Some of the points of reference include Pyramid 22, palm trees, an iron chimney stack, Sandy Ridge, a village, two white buildings, the edge of fertile soil, a city in the distance, a mosque with two turrets.

Details

Accession Number
ART03605.007.004
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
image: 17.8 x 25.8 cm
Overall: 45.5 cm x 28.8 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1921
Copyright
AWM copyright

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