'A Mussulman Temple, Aden' by Stafford Bettesworth Haines
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Genre/Subject Matter: View of a mosque or mausoleum at Aden, which may be an earlier incarnation of the Mosque of Abu Bakr al-‘Aydarus. The original building was constructed in the fifteenth century but heavily reconstructed at some point in the nineteenth century, perhaps after this sketch was...
'Rough Pencil Sketch from the Point Bungalo Ras Marbut, Aden' by Stafford Bettesworth Haines
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Genre/Subject Matter: View of the verandah of Haines’s bungalow at Ras Marbut [Ra’s Marbūţ] looking towards Little Aden. Haines sits facing away from the viewer at right, apparently sketching. His wife and another woman stand at centre in profile, looking out to sea. Several chairs, benches and...
Genre/Subject Matter: View of several colonial buildings at the foot of mountains, probably at Aden. This unfinished pencil sketch may depict Haines’ first residence in Crater. A cross or flagstaff on the lowest peak at upper centre may provide additional clues as to its location. Inscripti...
View of Hodedda [Al Hodeida] and a fort by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
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Genre/Subject Matter: These two topographical views of the coastline along the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. The upper image shows the town of Hodedda [Al Hodeida] from a distance of two miles. Although the sketch is incomplete, a number of details are visible: at right a larg...
Drawings of the coast around Aden and along the Red Sea made during Elwon’s survey to establish the best course for steamers travelling to and from Suez by Thomas Elwon (1793/4-1835)
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Genre/Subject Matter: A series of coastal profiles in pencil, mostly incomplete, record the survey of the Red Sea undertaken by Captain Thomas Elwon of the Benares that took place between 1829-1834 to establish the best course for steamers to and from Suez. Taken from a sketch book inscribed ...
View of a coastal town by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
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Genre/Subject Matter: These four topographical views of the coastline along the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. The upper image shows either the city of Jeddah or the town of Hodedda [Al Hodeida] with the Hijaz mountain range visible in the background. Right of centre, one peak ...
