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Reference (shelfmark):: WD3476
Title:: 'A Mussulman Temple, Aden' by Stafford Bettesworth Haines
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1839-54
Extent:: 1 pencil drawing on paper

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3479
Title:: 'Rough Pencil Sketch from the Point Bungalo Ras Marbut, Aden' by Stafford Bettesworth Haines
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1839-54
Extent:: 1 watercolour and pencil drawing on paper

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3483
Title:: Houses at the foot of mountains, probably Aden
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1839-54
Extent:: 1 pencil drawing on paper

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3528-3532
Title:: 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)
Scope & Content:: Genre/Subject Matter: A series of coastal profiles in pencil 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 on the first page ‘C...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1829-1834
Extent:: 9 topographical views on 4 sheets of paper

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3529
Title:: View of Suakin and of a peak on the Red Sea coast by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:: Genre/Subject Matter: These two topographical views of the coastline along the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. On the recto is a detailed view of the town of Suakin, Sudan. Two large towers, at centre and at right may be minarets, while at far left the stern of a British ship be...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1829-34
Extent:: 2 partial pencil drawings on paper

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3530
Title:: Two views of the Red Sea coastline by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:: Genre/Subject Matter: These two topographical views of the coastline along the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. On the recto is a relatively detailed view of a marshy coastline, with mountains in the background. Several boats at sail and a stand of trees are the central features ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1829-34
Extent:: 2 partial pencil drawings on paper

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3531
Title:: Two views of the Red Sea coastline by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:: Genre/Subject Matter: These two topographical views of the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. On the recto is a detailed view of a large, fortified town, with mountains in the background. A long high wall separates the town from the sea, with various towers located along its length...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1829-34
Extent:: 2 partial pencil drawings on paper

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3532
Title:: Two views of the Red Sea coastline by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:: Genre/Subject Matter: These two topographical views of the Red Sea coast are sketched from on board ship. On the recto is a detailed view of a stretch of coastline with mountains in the background. Immediately right of centre a large number of palm trees have been represented. At far left is a...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1829-34
Extent:: 2 partial pencil drawings on paper

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3534
Title:: View of a coastal town by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:: 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 ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1829-1834
Extent:: 4 topographical views on 1 sheet of paper

Reference (shelfmark):: WD3535
Title:: Two views of the coast of Babelmandel Cape [Ras Bab-el-Mandeb] by Thomas Elwon (1793/4–1835)
Scope & Content:: Genre/Subject Matter: These two sequential topographical views of Babelmandel Cape [Ras Bab-el-Mandeb], sketched from on board ship. The area shown is a fully worked view based on the sketches found in WD3528 and show the following features of the coastline, from left to right: Fisher’s or Pi...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1829-1834
Extent:: 2 sequential, topographical, watercolour views on 1 sheet of paper

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