Author: [PHOTOGRAPHY - SULTAN OF LAHEJ].
Title: [The Sultan of Lahej and his family].[Ca. 1877]. One albumen print (ca. 18 x 21 cm). Mounted onto a stiff paper mount (ca. 23 x 29 cm). Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.
Description: [1] photograph.Rare original albumen print of the Sultan of Lahej and his family. Lahej was located in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. It gained independence in 1740, but became part of the British protectorate of Aden in 1839. It is currently a part of the Republic of Yemen. Depicted on the photograph is Sultan al-Fadl III ibn 'Ali al-'Abdali (dates unknown) with his family. He ruled Lahej briefly in 1863, and a second time from 1874 to 1898. The photograph is one of the earliest ever taken in Lahej and was featured in the presentation issue of An account of the British settlement of Aden in Arabia (1877) by Frederick Hunter.The paper mount is somewhat foxed. A very small part of the lower left corner of the photograph has torn off, otherwise in very good condition.

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