IMAGE
Alington, George Hildebrand, 1850-1905. Bushire [ca 1870]
- Date
- 1869 - 1872
- By
- Alington, George Hildebrand, 1850-1905
- Reference
- A-446-054
- Description
Shows a view inland at Bushire. All that can mostly be seen is sand and a ridge of rock formation. There are possibly buildings represented in the far distance, which could be the Indo-European telegraph station built there in the late 1860s.
George Hildebrand Alington was in the Persian Gulf between 1869 and 1872, when he came out to New Zealand aboard the Crusader.
Bushihr lies in a vast plain running along the coastal region on the Persian Gulf coast of southwestern Iran.
Other Titles - Bushihr
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Bushire
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 86 x 176 mm
Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961] / Alington, George Hildebrand, 1850-1905 :[Watercolour sketches with accompanying pocket folder, made while working in the Persian Gulf, 1869-1872]
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour on paper, 86 x 176 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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