Sailing boat on the Nile, with mountains in the distance. Watercolour by E. Alec-Tweedie, c. 1920.

  • Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel), 1862-1940.
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1920
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37463i
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view Sailing boat on the Nile, with mountains in the distance. Watercolour by E. Alec-Tweedie, c. 1920.

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Sailing boat on the Nile, with mountains in the distance. Watercolour by E. Alec-Tweedie, c. 1920. Wellcome Collection. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1920

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1 drawing : watercolour ; image 16 x 33.4 cm

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The Chocolate Nile ; presented by Mrs. Alec-Tweedie, 1938

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Part of a series of watercolours by Mrs. Alec-Tweedie consisting of views of the Nile and the various activities of African natives. The view of Sennar on the Blue Nile has typwritten text label attached to the verso; this text refers to the region depicted as providing a lake for a projected dam to be built in 1925. The series of views may have been made while Mrs. Alec-Tweedie was part of a prospective survey undertaken before the building of the dam

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Wellcome Collection 37463i

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