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1. Maps 51850/10(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(10)
Title:
[Shah Shuja's old palace, Bala Hissar, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking down onto a corner of an open court, with the palace buildings on the left and numerous figures posed for the photographer in front of the building. The palace of Shah Shuja (reigned 1803-09, 1839-42) was situated along the inner north wall of the Bala Hissar...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

2. Maps 51850/10(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(11)
Title:
[Magazine, upper Bala Hissar, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View in the magazine area of the Upper Bala Hissar (southern end), looking across open ground towards ruined buildings, with a large quantity of the earthernware pots used for storing gunpowder scattered in the foreground. Other copies of this photograph can be found at A...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3. Maps 51850/10(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(17)
Title:
[Part of the Bala Hissar, Kabul, showing the old palace gardens.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View from the south-west corner of the upper Bala Hissar, looking north-east down onto the large walled charbagh garden of the Diwan-i-Am (audience hall), with Shah Shuja's Palace behind in the left background. These palace buildings are seen more closely in print 10. The...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880
Extent:
1 item

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