WD3536

Genre/Subject Matter:

These three topographical views of the coastal towns of Hodeida, Loheia and El Cassar were sketched from on board ship.

The upper view shows a fully worked watercolour drawing of the sketch found in WD3533, showing the town of Hodeida [Al Hudaydah] as it extends along the bay from the ‘North Fort’ to the ’South Fort’.

The middle view shows a fully worked watercolour drawing of the town of Loheia [Al Luḩayyah]. In the background a mountain range recedes into clouds. A large, domed building is at centre, a fort at right and at far right a single ship is at sail.

The lower view shows a fully worked watercolour drawing of the sketch found in WD3531, showing the town of El Cassar. Steep, rocky peaks rise prominently in the background while in the foreground a low-lying settlement of huts at centre is surrounded by vegetation at right and in the background. At right a fort dominates the coast, with a number of boats at anchor in the bay before it.

Inscriptions:

Recto:

Above upper image, in pen: ‘North Fort N35E’; ‘South Fort N60E’

Below upper image, in pen: ‘Town of Hodeida distant 2 miles. Highland visible in clear weather.’

Below middle image, in pen: ‘Town of Loheia’

Below lower image, in pen: ‘Town of El Cassar’

Verso:

Upper left, in pencil: ‘WD3536’