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A deserted oasis
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Maker: McBey, James
Depicts soldiers and camels from the Australian Camel Corps camped at an oasis that has been deserted by its original inhabitants. In the background are buildings that have fallen into disrepair. This...ART03036
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Dawn, camel patrol setting out
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Maker: McBey, James
Depicts a patrol of soldiers and camels from the Australian Camel Corps heading away from the viewer into the distance of a desert. McBey has etched Serapeum onto the plate to indicate the place of th...ART03039
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Ras El Ain, July 1918
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Maker: McBey, James
Depicts Roman ruins on a hill at Ras-el-Ain, and a column of soldiers on horseback. This work is from McBey's first Palestine set of etchings and drypoints. McBey was a painter and etcher. Born in New...ART03035
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Strange signals
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Maker: McBey, James
Depicts two soldiers on camel back riding in the Sinai Desert to the left of image. These soldiers are from the Imperial Camel Corps. The ICC was formed in January 1916 in order to deal with the revol...ART03040
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The midday halt, Sinai
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Maker: McBey, James
Depicts the Australian Camel Corps resting and setting up camp in a desert area of Sinai. McBey was a painter and etcher. Born in Newburg, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1884, he travelled to Holland, Spa...ART03041
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The Sinai Desert, July 1917
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Maker: McBey, James
Depicts the Australian Camel Corps travelling through the Sinai Desert. In the foreground is the skeleton of an animal such as a horse or camel. This work is from McBey's first Palestine set of etchin...ART03038
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The Wadi-um-Mukhsheib at sunset, July 1917
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Maker: McBey, James
Depicts wadi-um-mukhsheib surrounded by soldiers, civilians and camels at sunset. The work was printed in 1919. This work is from McBey's first Palestine set of etchings and drypoints. McBey was a pai...ART03037