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Collection Area Map Collections Material Type Photographs

3001. Maps 51850/10(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(33)
Title:
[Bala Hissar and palace, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography Panoramic view from the south-east composed of two joined prints, looking towards the walls of the Bala Hissar citadel, with the Bala Hissar gateway (Darwaza-i-Shah Shuja) just to left of centre, and the walls of the Upper Bala Hissar on the higher ground behind. To the r...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3002. Maps 51850/10(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(34)
Title:
[Kabul from upper Bala Hissar.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints, looking westwards across the city from the upper citadel, with the Asmai Heights in the background. The Mausoleum of Timur Shah can also be seen in the background, right of centre. For another copy, see APAC Photo 197 (34).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3003. Maps 51850/10(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(35)
Title:
[Lahore Gate, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography General view looking along the roadway towards the somewhat dilapidated Lahore Gateway into the city, situated to the north of the Bala Hissar. Other copies of this photograph can be found at APAC Photo 197 (35), Photo 98 (14) and Photo 449/1 (5).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3004. Maps 51850/10(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(36)
Title:
[Fort Asmai, Kabul, interior.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Marked 'Confidential' in the negative. Genre: War Photography View from inside the fort, looking towards the battlements. Other copies of this photograph can be found at APAC Photo 197 (36) and Photo 98 (42).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3005. Maps 51850/10(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(37)
Title:
[View from Bimaru, Kabul, showing the Kohistan route.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View from Bimaru, looking across the plain towards the mountains. Other copies of this photograph can be found at APAC Photo 197 (37) and Photo 449/1 (32).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3006. Maps 51850/10(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(38)
Title:
[Blockhouse, Sher Darwaza, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Marked 'Confidential' in the negative. Genre: War Photography View from a fortified position at the summit of the Sher Darwaza Heights which overlook Kabul from the south, looking along the wall built along the ridge towards other blockhouses. For another copy, see APAC Photo 197 ...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3007. Maps 51850/10(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(39)
Title:
[Fort Asmai hill, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Marked 'Confidential' in the negative. Genre: War Photography View from below, looking up the rocky hillside towards Fort Asmai on the summit. Other copies of this photograph can be found at APAC Photo 197 (39) and Photo 98 (41).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3008. Maps 51850/10(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(40)
Title:
[Tomb near the Bala Hissar Gate, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking across graves in the cemetery towards the larger brick-built domed tomb of Shah Shahid. The tomb was situated to east of the Bala Hissar. Other copies of this photograph can be found at APAC Photo 197 (40), Photo 98 (16), Photo 449/1 (20) and Photo 449/2 (15).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3009. Maps 51850/10(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(41)
Title:
[Fort Sher Darwaza, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Marked 'Confidential' in the negative. Genre: War Photography View looking along the wall running along the crest of Sher Darwaza, towards the fort at the highest point. Other copies of this photograph can be found at APAC Photo 197 (41) and Photo 98 (48).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3010. Maps 51850/10(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(42)
Title:
[Captured guns, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of captured Afghan field guns, ranged in lines in the Sherpur Cantonment. A light covering of snow lies on the ground. Other copies of this photograph can be found at APAC Photo 197 (42), Photo 98 (27) and Photo 449/1 (24). Reproduced in Francis Gordon Cardew (et al....
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item