'The main pass, Aden.' By Sir Henry Yule (1820-1899)

WD34

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The record is made up of 1 pen and ink and wash drawing on watercolour paper. It was created in Jan 1844. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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Genre/Subject Matter:

View, looking south, of a mountainous landscape through the Main Pass at Aden, the main route into Crater, towards a hill riddled with caves, one of which is likely to be the cave reputed to hold the tomb of Abel.

A steep slope or series of steps leads towards the pass at centre. Two figures look away from the viewer in the foreground. At left several camels are being led away from the pass. Several houses are evident at left, as well as fortifications at right.

Temporal context:

This drawing was likely made during Henry Yule’s return journey to India with his new wife, Anna Maria White, in 1844.

Inscriptions:

Recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. :

Lower left, pen and ink: ‘The Main Paſs at Aden Jany 1844’

Upper right, ink stamp: ‘20’

Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. :

Centre, ink stamp: ‘India Office Library 12 Dec 1919’

Upper right, pencil: ‘34’

Extent and format

1 pen and ink and wash drawing on watercolour paper

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

346 x 247 mm

Materials:

Pen, ink and wash on watercolour paper

Condition:

Thick surface dirt throughout, especially at left and on recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. with staining originating from adhesive on left edge. Upper right corner is lost.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Drawing

Archive information for this record

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: WD34
Date(s): Jan 1844 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Aden
People & organisations: Sir Henry Yule, Knight

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'The main pass, Aden.' By Sir Henry Yule (1820-1899), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, WD34, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023807006.0x000001> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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