Identity area
Reference code
Edwards MSS 2.1
Nadpis
Egypt large album
Date(s)
- 1874 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 album
Context area
Name of creator
(1831-1892)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Album containing drawings and watercolours during visit to Egypt in the winter of 1873-1874. Many of the preliminary sketches and watercolours in the album were used to illustrate her book A Thousand Miles Up the Nile, published in 1877.
- Annotation on the title page: 'Egyptian Scraps: 1874' (ink note)
- 38 numbered pages with 107 mounted items
- includes watercolours, drawings and sketches made in Egypt, many with Edwards' annotated captions
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Red cloth and leather binding with gilt detailing
- 375 x 305 x 38 mm