Copy of the Asokan inscription on the pillar at Lauriya-Nandangarh, with a small drawing of the lion capital and elevation of the pillar with measurements. Artist(s): Rind, James Nathaniel (d. 1814)
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Copy of the Asokan inscription on the pillar at Lauriya-Nandangarh, with a small drawing of the lion capital and elevation of the pillar with measurements. Pencil and pen and ink; 59 by 87.5 cm. Note: The drawing is of interest as an early record of the pillar giving measurements above and bel...
Panorama of the northwest side of Aden from the sea, Steamer Point in the centre, Flint Island and Ordnance Bay at left and Ras Morbat on right. Artist(s): Haines, Stafford Bettesworth (1802-1860)
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Panorama of the northwest side of Aden from the sea, Steamer Point in the centre, Flint Island and Ordnance Bay at left and Ras Morbat on right. Inscribed:’ Sketch of Aden from the Euphrates’ with pencil notes identifying houses, shipping etc. Pencil and water-colour; 29.5 by 159 cm.
Panorama of the northwest side of Aden from the sea, Steamer Point in the centre, Flint Island and Ordnance Bay at left and Ras Morbat on right. Artist(s): Haines, Stafford Bettesworth (1802-1860)
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Panorama of the eastern side of Aden from Sirah Island, Old Crater Town in the centre, Ras Marshag on left, and Ras al Arag on right. Inscribed: ‘Sketch of the Peninsular and Town of Aden, Arabia, from the Peak of Seera Island, Elevation of Peak 436 feet above the Sea’ with notes identifying bu...
Panorama of Aden with Ras Morbat on left, Telegraph Bay centre right and Elephant’s Back on far right. Inscribed with pencil notes on houses, naval burial ground and other landmarks. Artist(s): Haines, Stafford Bettesworth (1802-1860)
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Panorama of Aden with Ras Morbat on left, Telegraph Bay centre right and Elephant’s Back on far right. Inscribed with pencil notes on houses, naval burial ground and other landmarks. Pencil and water-colour; 45.5 by 142 cm.
'The North Pass of Aden or Baab el Yemen. Inside' by Stafford Bettesworth Haines
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Genre/Subject Matter: View of the ‘North Pass’, or Baab el Yemen, at Aden. This probably depicts a pass between the main British settlement at Crater and Khormakser. “Inside” may refer to the location the drawing depicts, or to the fact that it depicts the south side of the pass, i.e. within th...
'The North Pass of Aden or Baab el Yemen. Inside' by Stafford Bettesworth Haines
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Genre/Subject Matter: View of the ‘North Pass’, or Baab el Yemen, at Aden. This probably depicts a pass between the main British settlement at Crater and Khormakser. “Inside” may refer to the location the drawing depicts, or to the fact that it depicts the south side of the pass, i.e. within th...
'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...
'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...
