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Panorama of Aden

Detail of a pattern

At A Glance

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Dates

Circa 1870-1880s
Physical Description

4 Items (albumen prints mounted on paper backing, 19.5 x 91 cm.)
Collection ID

FSA.A2016.12
EDAN ID

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2016-12

Scope and Contents

4 albumen prints of a portion of the Aden, the capital city of Yemen. This appears to be taken at the Crater (Seera) District southeast of the port, with the Shamsan Mountains in the background. Prints were likely cropped from their original dimensions.
Biographical / Historical

The city of Aden was British administered from 1839, and was an important trade port in the British trade network. This panorama was likely taken by a British photographer.
Local Numbers

FSA A2016.12
Place

Palestine

Aden

Yemen
Custodial History

Purchased, 2016.
Archival Repository

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Panoramas

Photographs

Albumen prints
Citation

Panorama of Aden. FSA.A2016.12. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Arrangement

One flat box.
Rights

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form

Panoramas

Photographs

Albumen prints
Restrictions

Collection is open for research.