‘Aden. Port as seen on approach from Bombay' by Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1801–63)

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Genre/Subject Matter:

This incomplete pencil sketch shows the harbour at Aden from on board ship. Jagged peaks – described as volcanic on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. – line the horizon from left to right with two smaller spits of rock jutting into view at either side of the scene.

A three-master is indicated at anchor at left while a small row boat is just left of centre.

Inscriptions:

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

Along lower edge, L to R, in pencil: ‘Aden’; ‘[illegible]’; ‘Jun 3rd 1839’; ‘Aden – port as seen on approach from Bombay’

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

Along lower edge, in pen: ‘Aden on Arabian Coast. Red volcanic rocks – lately taken by E. I. Company troops’

Upper left, in pencil: ‘150’

Extent and format

1 pencil drawing on paper

It is part of

Album of 154 drawings, most made in the Punjab hills, Kashmir, Baltistan and Afghanistan by Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1801-63)

4 images

Ref: WD3110

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

165 x 222 mm

Materials:

Pencil and pen paper

Condition:

Thick surface dirt throughout, especially on recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'.

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

WD3110, f 63a

History of this record

Date(s)

3 Jun 1839 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Aden

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