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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Maps 51850/10

31. Maps 51850/10(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(30)
Title:
[Bridge over the Kabul River.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography A slightly more distant view of the bridge seen in print 29, looking downstream towards Lataband, with another bridge in the foreground. Lataband, a pass in the Karkacha Hill some 19 miles from Kabul, was the site of a fortified post during the Afghan War. For another cop...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

32. Maps 51850/10(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(31)
Title:
[Bala Hissar Gate, leading to the city, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography General view of the gateway, similar to the Darwaza-i-Shah Shuja (see print 31), with the arched entrance flanked by two octagonal towers. This appears to be the Darwaza-i-Naghar Khana, situated at the north-west corner of the Bala Hissar. Other copies of this photograph ...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
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Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

33. Maps 51850/10(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(32)
Title:
[Part of wall, upper Bala Hissar, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking up towards the wall of the Upper Bala Hissar.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
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Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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