THE BAZAAR AT SUEZ, EYGPT

SIMPSON TRAVELLED THROUGH SUEZ ON HIS OVERLAND JOURNEY FROM CALCUTTA BACK TO ENGLAND IN 1862 BUT ALSO RETURNED TO SUEZ FOR THE OPENING OF THE CANAL IN 1869. IN THE SEARIGHT COLLECTION AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, A SKETCHBOOK DATED 1869, CONTAINS A DRAWING INSCRIBED 'BAZAAR, SUEZ', PROBABLY A PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR THE ENGRAVING IN THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, 17 APRIL 1869, P. 392.