'An Account of the British Settlement of Aden in Arabia', compiled by Captain F.M. Hunter
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'An Account of the British Settlement of Aden in Arabia', compiled by Captain F.M. Hunter
- Creator:
- Author: Frederick Mercer Hunter
- Date:
- 1877/1877
- Description:
- Abstract: Imprint:London: Trübner & Co., 1877Genre/Subject Matter:This descriptive account of Aden, 'prepared at the request of Dr. W. W. Hunter, Director-General of Statistics to the Government of India' (Preface, p. v), contains 15 albumen print illustrations of the settlement, typical inhabitants and two views relating to the neighbouring district of Lahej.Elements:1 Aden Residency Bungalow (Frontispiece)2 View in the Crater3 The Tanks4 Arab Coal Coolie5 Half-Caste Arab Woman6 Aden Arab7 Aden Jew8 Male Somali9 Somali Woman10 Aden Municipal Rubbish-Cart11 Steamer Point, with Little Aden in the distance12 Somali Female, Stick-Gatherer13 Somali Girl14 Group of the Reigning Family of the Lahej District15 Al-Hautah: Capital of the Lahej District, showing the Sultan’s PalaceInscriptions:Title page, in ink:‘Recd. December 18. 1878’Title page, embossed oval-shaped stamp (with embellished crown detail):‘Secretary of State for India Library’Physical description: Dimensions:Octavo: 220 x 145 x 30mmFormat:1 bound, printed octavo volume including 15 inserted silver printing-out paper prints as book illustrations and 1 mapMaterials:Silver printing-out paper, albumen prints, cloth binding, marbled edgingCondition:Marbled edges of pages are heavily faded; book illustrations show signs of heavy toning and are warped in places; map is brittle, mutilated in places and has been folded inadequately.Foliation:The book illustrations, with the exception of the map, have been numbered one to fifteen via indication in pencil alongside the ‘List of Photographs’, p. xiii, as well as in pencil on the paper-supports alongside each image.Process:Book illustrations: Albumen print; Map: mechanically printedBinding:Cloth-binding is scuffed and bent at all corners, otherwise structurally intact.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Ethnographic heritage
- Geographic region:
- Aden
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000007136.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100000007136.0x000001_en
T.11308
T.11308