‘The Camp at Dalkie [Daliki] on the Road from Bushire to Shiraz’ by Joseph D'Arcy (1780–1846)

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Genre/Subject Matter:

This panoramic landscape view of a scene near Bushire [Būshehr] shows a flat plain with mountains in the background at left. A camp of white tents of varying sizes takes up the foreground at left; behind them a plantation of palms extend beyond the scene at far left. As the sun is setting at right, it seems likely that the view is roughly southwards.

Temporal Context:

Although the image dates from the Ouseley embassy 1810–12, the adjacent caption/description likely dates from c. 1880 and was written by later owner of the album, F. G. McCutcheon.

Inscriptions:

Recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. :

Lower right corner, in pencil: ‘27’

Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. :

Upper left, in pencil: ‘The Camp at Dalkie [Daliki] on the Road from Bushire to Shiraz’

Adjacent inscription: ’27. Dalkee (one stage from Burazjoon) – The camp at Dalkee, a station near Bushire on the route from Bushire to Shiraz. There are sulphur springs in the neighbourhood.’ ‘Murray’s Guide p. 463.’

Extent and format

1 watercolour drawing on paper

It is part of

‘Colonel D’arcy Drawings Made During the Embassy to Persia 1810–12’ by Joseph D’Arcy (1780–1846)

8 images

Ref: WD3274

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

114 x 505 mm

Materials:

Watercolour on paper

Condition:

Light 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'. , with staining along all edges, particularly at right. The central fold is particularly stained and delicate, with signs of previous remedial work.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Drawing

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

WD3274/27

History of this record

Date(s)

1810-12 (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

Joseph D'Arcy

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‘The Camp at Dalkie [Daliki] on the Road from Bushire to Shiraz’ by Joseph D'Arcy (1780–1846), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, WD3274/27, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100027191683.0x000003> [accessed 22 December 2024]

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