Drawings of the Red Sea, 1869-1870
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Administrative / biographical background
These drawings appear to have been made during the laying of the Suez to Aden cable by the British-Indian Submarine Telegraph Co in 1869-1870. They were purchased as part of the Horatio Nelson Head collection and at this time were wrongly attributed to Captain Charles Franklin Head (1796-1849).
Administrative / biographical background
These drawings appear to have been made during the laying of the Suez to Aden cable by the British-Indian Submarine Telegraph Co in 1869-1870. They were purchased as part of the Horatio Nelson Head collection and at this time were wrongly attributed to Captain Charles Franklin Head (1796-1849).
Record Details
| Item reference: | CMP/48; HED01 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | SUB-COLLECTION |
| Extent: | 4 drawings |
| Date made: | circa 1821-1823; 1821-1825 circa 1824-1825 1869-1870 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |