Panorama of Aden
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: FSA A2016.12
place: label: Place
content: Palestine
label: Place
content: Aden
label: Place
content: Yemen
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The city of Aden was British administered from 1839, and was an important trade port in the British trade network.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.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Items (albumen prints mounted on paper backing, 19.5 x 91 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: Circa 1870-1880s
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Purchased, 2016.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A2016.12
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Panoramas
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Albumen prints
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: One flat box.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Panoramas
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Albumen prints
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 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.