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1. Maps 51850/10

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10
Title:
Photographs of Kabul and environs [Second Afghan War]. Photographer(s): Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Collection of 45 uncaptioned albumen prints, mounted on card and accompanying a collection of plans relating to military activities in Kabul during the occupation of the city in the Second Afghan War. The photographs range from general views (concentrating on the Sherpur Cantonment and Bala Hiss...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1879
Extent:
45 items

2. Maps 51850/10(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(14)
Title:
[North-east of Sherpur, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking across Bimaru village and across the plain towards the mountains. Other copies of this photograph can be found at APAC Photo 197 (14), Photo 98 (26) and Photo 449/1 (15). Reproduced in Francis Gordon Cardew (et al.), 'The Second Afghan War 1878-80. Abridged o...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

3. Maps 51850/10(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(13)
Title:
[Kabul from Seah Sung.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints, looking westwards from the heights of Siah Sung (probably from Fort Roberts), across the plain towards the city, with the Bala Hissar on the left. Beyond the city are the Asmai Heights on the right and the Sher Darwaza Heights...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

4. Maps 51850/10(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(21)
Title:
[Blockhouse, Seah Sung, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Marked 'Confidential' in the negative. Genre: War Photography General view of a stone blockhouse on the heights of Siah Sang, to the east of the city. For plan and elevation, see accompanying sheet No. 4, 'Block House on Siah Sung.' For other copies of this photograph, see APAC Ph...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

5. 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

6. Maps 51850/10(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(20)
Title:
[Shewaki Minar (Minar-i-Chakri).] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View of the stone tower known as the Minar-i-Chakri, which marks the pass at the top of Takht-i-Shah, to the south of Kabul, not far from the village of Shewaki, with a group of soldiers posed at the base. Over 20 metres high, the tower was built in the early centuries A....
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

7. Maps 51850/10(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 51850/10(26)
Title:
[Graveyard, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography View looking down onto the cemetery and enclosing stone wall, situated at the north-west corner of the Sherpur Cantonment. Other copies of this photograph can be found at APAC Photo 197 (26), Photo 98 (49) and Photo 449/1 (17).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 item

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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