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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Maps 51850/10

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

44. Maps 51850/10(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(43)
Title:
[Fort Asmai, Kabul, interior.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Marked 'Confidential' in the negative. Genre: War Photography Showing a section of the interior of Fort Asmai, with building work apparently still in progress. Other copies of this photograph can be found at APAC Photo 197 (43) and Photo 98 (43).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

45. Maps 51850/10(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(44)
Title:
[Bridge over the Kabul River.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking along the river towards the wooden bridge, the same structure also seen in prints 29-30. Reproduced in Francis Gordon Cardew (et al.), 'The Second Afghan War 1878-80. Abridged official account' (London, 1908), facing p. 394, and there captioned, 'The 'Pul-i-...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

46. Maps 51850/10(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(45)
Title:
[Bala Hissar, Kabul, from Sher Darwaza.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Marked 'Confidential' in the negative. Genre: War Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints, looking north-eastwards down from the Sher Darwaza Heights onto the Bala Hissar Citadel, showing the southern fortified wall in the foreground and the city on the extreme le...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item