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Pen and ink drawings of Turkey by Frank Holt MBE (1907-1997)

Catalogue reference: RSAA/SC/HOLT/5

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RSAA/SC/HOLT/5
Title
Pen and ink drawings of Turkey by Frank Holt MBE (1907-1997)
Date
1960-1967
Description

Fifty signed original pen and ink drawings of Turkey, as follows (numbering and captions as they appear on each drawing):

(1) 'Little' Saint Sophia, Istanbul. (2) Graveyard, Mihrimah Camii, Istanbul. (3) Fruit Sellers at Byzantine Church of Akataleptos. (4) The Black Sea from the Straits of Bosphorus. (5) Anadolu Hisar on the Bosphorus [drawing now framed and hanging in RSAA library]. (6) The Rumeli Hisar on the Bosphorus. (7) Halil Pasa Tower, Rumeli Hissar. (8) Archway at Beyazit, Istanbul. (9) Corner of Courtyard, former Church of St John Studion. (10) Corner of Narthex, former Church of St John Studion. (11) Entrance to Narthex, former Church of St John Studion. (12) Yedikule Courtyard, Istabul. (13) Old Houses, off Atatürk Boulevard, Istanbul. (14) Upper storey of Han, Istanbul. (15) Entrance to courtyard, Cerrah Pasa Camii, Istanbul. (16) Istanbul street scene and market, Tepebasi. (17) Old Baths near Mihrimah Camii, Istanbul. (18) Detail of minaret, Princes' Mosque, Beyazit. (19) Gul Camii, Istanbul. (20) Koça Mustafa Pasa Camii, Istanbul [two males in the foreground]. (21) Koça Mustafa Pasa Camii, Istanbul [two females in the foreground]. (22) British Embassy, Summer Residence at Tarabya (destroyed 1916, from an old print). (23) Fragment of the walls of the Palace of Justinian at Boukoleon, Istanbul. (24) Walls of Theodosius, Istanbul. (25) The walls of the Emperor Theodosius, Istanbul [longer view]. (26) The Long Aqueduct, Belgrad Forest, Istanbul. (27) Roman aqueduct, near Kemerburgaz. (28) Roman aqueduct, near Kemerburgaz [two tiers]. (29) Haci Bayram Mosque, and ruins of the Temple of Augustus, Ankara. (30) At Sultanhan, Ankara to Sivas Road. (31) Road to Haymana, south of Ankara. (32) Ankara, The Old City & walls [1967]. (33) Walls of the Old City, Ankara [1961]. (34) Seref Ed-Din Camii, Konya. (35) Looking across Konya to twin peaks of St Philip & St Thekla (from a photograph, circa 1907, Sir W R Ramsey). (36) The Great Church, Alahan near Mut [1962]. (37) The Great Church, Alahan near Mut, end of the great monastery complex [1961]. (38) Hadrian's Arch, Ephesus. (39) Tomb at ancient Uzuncaburc, near Silifke. (40) Columns at Uzuncaburc, near Silifke. (41) Ancient Pompeiopolis (Soli), near Mersin. (42) Bridge of Justinian, Tarsus. (43) Entrance Arch to Tarsus. (44) Solid wheel cart, Samsun area, N Turkey. (45) Armenian Basilica, dating from 921 AD, on the islet of Achtamar [Akdamar], Lake Van, eastern Turkey. (46) The oldest church. St Anne, Trabzon. (47) Alacahuyuk, NE of Ankara. Hittite country. (48) Bridge on the Old Road, Istanbul to Edirne, near Yesilkoy. (49) Nevsehir, near Goreme, Capital of the Vilayet [drawing now framed and hanging in RSAA library]. (50) Landscape, Roman Necropolis, Bala Bolu.

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Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Language
English
Physical description
1 file
Physical condition
Drawings are of variable size. In addition to the captions of the artist, additional heavier captions in black have been subsequently added by Anne M Holt.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2a41b64d-f7b3-4405-9d3e-3fedc939959a/

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Holt, Frank, artist, and Holt, Anne, photographer, both fl 1925-2000

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Pen and ink drawings of Turkey by Frank Holt MBE (1907-1997)