'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 the British-controlled area.

A path winds from centre foreground into a steep gulley; several barely sketched-in figures appear to walk along it. In the background at upper centre a bridge, viaduct or aqueduct is visible. At the top of the ridge at upper right a rectangular shape may indicate a man-made structure that leads down to the structure at centre.

Inscriptions:

Recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , in pencil, along lower edge: 'The North Pass of Aden or Baab el Yemen. “Inside”'

Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. , in pencil, along upper edge: ‘WD3475’

Temporal Context:

This sketch was probably made between January 1939, when Stafford Bettesworth Haines seized Aden, and 1854, when he was recalled to Bombay to face embezzlement and fraud charges, during which time Haines administered Aden.

Extent and format

1 pencil drawing on paper

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

128 x 185 mm

Materials:

Pencil on paper

Condition:

Light surface dirt coats the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. , but otherwise the paper is in good condition. A large stain in the upper-right corner is of unknown origin.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Drawing

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

WD3475

History of this record

Date(s)

1839-54 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Aden

People & organisations

Stafford Bettesworth Haines

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'The North Pass of Aden or Baab el Yemen. Inside' by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, WD3475, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023331955.0x000001> [accessed 4 October 2024]

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