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Hoskins MSS 1.146
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George A. Hoskins Watercolour - Alexandria
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1 watercolour
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(1802-1863)
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Scope and content
Plan of the catacombs at Alexandria:
- watercolour
- mounted
- [on recto, bottom left corner] '1. Piccolo buco da dove appena si può passare. 2. Strada assai stretta, e due piedi, e ½ alta dove che vi morì l'inglese che voleva conoscerla'. (ink note)
- [on mount, top edge] 'Catacombs Alexandria'. (ink note)
- 42.6 by 54.3 cm
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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Discoloured around edges
- Creases to top right and bottom left corners
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Publication note
- Published online on the Griffith Institute website: 'The watercolours and drawings by George Alexander Hoskins in the Archive of the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford' (http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4hoskins_opening_page.html).