The coast of Anzac, Gallipoli

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Anzac Beach
Accession Number ART03194
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 18.4 x 95.9 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description watercolour over pencil on paper
Maker Moore-Jones, Horace
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Depicts a view of the coast line at ANZAC Cove with vessels in the harbour. This work was created just weeks after the landing and it portrays the steep hills the soldiers had to attempt to overcome to reach the Turkish positions. It was drawn from HMS 'Manica'.