Chalk boats on the Suez Canal

Sketchbook containing 56 pages of drawings from his service during the First World War

- Scrapbook leaf with three sketches and inscriptions

Accession Number	ART03605.022.001
Collection type	Art
Measurement	backing sheet: 45.5 x 28.8 cm; image: 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Object type	Work on paper
Physical description	pencil on paper
Place made	Egypt: Suez Canal, Suez
Date made	1916
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright	Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC

Description

Sketchbook leaf attached to scrapbook page, depicting boats on the Suez Canal. The sails are down and much of the sketch is dominated by rigging and masts.