Add MS 52275

FIRST AFGHAN WAR. Maps, plans and sketches, as follows:

1. ff. 1-14b. 'Route from Bamnacote to Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabool, Kelat, and Bukkur. Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus under the personal command of Genl Sir J Keane GCB GCH'. Includes route map in six sections: Bamnacote to Hyderabad (f. 2); Hyderabad to the Lukkee pass (f. 3); Lukkee pass to Sukkur via Larkana (f. 4); Larkana to Dadhar (f. 5); Dadhar to Quetta (f. 6); and Quetta to Kandahar (f. 7). Scale circa 1:1175000.

2. f. 9. [Map showing routes between Quetta and Ghazni.] 195 x 165mm. Scale circa 1:2160000.

3. f. 11. [Map showing route between Shikarpur and Quetta.] 190 x 165mm. Scale circa 1:136000.

4. f. 13. [Map of routes in Upper Sind and Baluchistan.] 'from Dr Kirk's compilation'. 150 x 215mm. 1:1013760. 'Scale of 16 miles to an inch'.

5. f. 14. 'Sketch of part of Upper Sind by Lieut: J. Jacob Bombay Artilly'. 145 x 215mm. 1:1013760. 'Scale of 16 miles to an inch'.

6. f. 15. [Routes from Larkana to Quetta and Bahawalpur.] 150 x 215mm. Scale circa 1:2666000.

7. ff. 15b-16. Map of Baluchistan. 210 x 320mm. Scale circa 1:4435200. 'English miles 69.12, one degree'. Scale bar of 150 miles = 54mm.

8. ff. 16b-17. 'Route from Ahmedabad to Sukkur by Captain E.P. De l'Hoste, At Qr Mr Gl, to accompany his reports surveys and journal.' 295 x 215mm. Scale 1:1900800. 'Scale of 30 miles to an inch'.

9. ff. 17b-18. 'Route from Ahmedabad via Deesa & Omercote to Sukkur, by Captain De l'Hoste, Asst Qr Mr Genl.'

10. ff. 18b-20b. 'Remarks on the route from Roree to Jeysulmere via Khyrpore' by 'H. Creed, Lieutt Artilly attachd to Qr Mr Genls Departt'. Dated Feb. 1840. Includes route map in two sections: Rohri to Khora via Khairpur (f. 19) and the remainder of the route to Jaisalmer (f. 20). Scale 1:506880. '8 miles to an inch'.

11. f. 21. Sketch of Jaisalmer, 'taken by Lieut H Creed'.

12. ff. 21b-23. 'Route from Jeysulmere to Deesa via Balmere'. In four sections. Scale circa 1:518500.

13. f. 23b. 'Survey of the valley of Shawl with the Bolan pass as far as Kundai on a scale of 8 miles to an inch.' 260 x 160mm. Scale 1:506880. With inset, 'The zig-zag between Mulch & Dozdan on a scale of 600 yards to an inch'. 70 x 125mm. Scale 1:21600.

13. f. 24. Sketch of the Mula Pass.

14. f. 24b. 'Tung-i-Guzk, 9 miles SW of Shorun'; dated 10 Feb. 1841, and signed 'G.P.L.M.'

15. ff. 25-29. Sketches: the hills near Dera (f. 25); the Murree hills (f. 26); pass of Nufoosk (f. 27); the Bolan pass, in Koh-i-dilan gorge (f. 28); Quetta from the south and the Tukkatoo range (f. 28b); and Kalat

(f. 29).

16. f. 29b. Plan, 'Sketch of Hyderabad and surrounding country by Cap: E.P. De l'Hoste'. 200 x 130mm. Scale circa 1:24000. 'Scale of yrds' (1500 yds. = 56mm.)

17. ff. 30-30b. Sketches: 'Advance of the British troops from Kotruh against Nusseer Khan's position on the night of 30th Novr [1840?]'; and, 'Plan of attack and storm of Nusseer Khan's position on the morning of the 1st Decr [1840?]'.

18. ff. 31-47. Map, 'Surveys in Sind, part of Beloochistan and of the routes from Sukkur to Deesa etc., compiled principally from the surveys taken by the officers of the Bombay Quartr Mr Genls Dept during the campaign of 1838.39.40 and including subsequent routes surveyed in these countries'. Title and the map itself extends over 33 pages. Scale 1:506800. 'Scale 8 miles to an inch'.

19. f. 48. Sketch of unnamed city, possibly Kalat.

20. f. 49. Sketch, 'Dadur camp and the Bolan mountains', on separate sheet tipped in, signed 'C H C'.

21. ff. 50b-54. Sketches, 'A sketch of the town and citadel of Kelat from the South-east', dated 30 Sept. 1841; 'Scene of the night attack on Major Clibborn's convoy', dated 1 Sept. 1840; and 'Pass of Nafoosk near Kahun', dated 31 Aug. 1840; all signed 'G P L M'.

22. f. 54. Sketch, 'View in the interior of the ruined fort of Seebee'; dated Dec. 1841.

23. ff. 55b-56. 'View from the S.E. tower of the ruined fort of Seebee'.

24. ff. 57b-58. Map, 'showing the defences and entrenchments surroun-ding the cantonment and connecting it with the commissariat godown and town of Quitta'. 205 x 255mm. Scale 1:7200. Scale bar of 1600 yards (= 203mm).

25. ff. 59-70. Plan, 'Hill fort of Samundgurh', signed 'Gore Munbee, Capt Engr'. on folded leaf tipped in, 195 x 270mm. (f. 59); and sketches, 'Western gateway of Booderghur, from a sketch by Major Peat CB', dated 29 Sept. 1846 and signed 'G B M' (ff. 60b-61); 'Boodergurh distant about 800 yds from salient . . . from a sketch by Major Peat CB copied by Gore B. Munbee', dated 1 Oct. 1846 (ff. 62b-63); 'Boodergurh from near Shengaum from an original sketch by Lt Munbee', dated 2 Oct. 1846, and signed 'G B M' (ff. 64b-65); and, 'Munsuntarh & Munohar' (f. 67), the principal gateway of Vishalgurh (f. 69), and the fort and citadel of Bhowda (f. 70), these last three all signed 'Gore Munbee'.

Province of Sind: Route maps rel. to marches by the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus: 1838-1840.

Maps and Plans: Routes taken by the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus, 1838-1840, illustrated by maps, plans and sketches: 1841-1846: Mostly copies.

includes:

• ff. 5-13, 15-16, 23b, 31-47 Baluchistan: Route maps rel. to marches by the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus: 1839-1840.
• ff. 7, 9 Afghanistan: Route maps rel. to marches by the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus: 1839-1840.
• ff. 13, 52 Rupert Kirk, Assistant Surgeon in the Indian Medical Service: Map and sketch based on work by: circa 1840.
• f. 14 Colonel John Jacob, CB; Sind Irregular Horse: Sketch of part of Upper Sind: circa 1840.
• ff. 16b-18 Major Edward Paterson De L'Hoste, Assistant Quartermaster General, Bombay: Map and notes rel. to routes in Bombay and Upper Sind: circa 1840.
• ff. 18b-21 Lieutenant Henry Creed, adjutant and quarter-master, 1st Batt., Bombay Infantry: `Remarks on the route from Roree to Jeysulmere via Khyrpore', with route maps and sketch of Jaisalmer: 1840.
• f. 21 Jaisalmer, India: Sketch of, by Lieut. H. Creed: circa 1840.
• f. 24 Mula Pass, Afghanistan: Sketch of: circa 1840.
• f. 24b 'Tung-i-Guzk', Baluchistan: Sketch of, by `G. P. L. M.': 1841: Signed.
• ff. 24b, 50b-54 G. P. L. M., [officer in the Bombay Army ?]: Sketches of various locations in Afghanistan and Baluchistan: 1840-1841.
• f. 25 Dera, Sind: Sketch of hills near: circa 1840.
• f. 26 Murree Hills, the Punjab: Sketch of: circa 1840.
• ff. 27, 53 Pass of Nufoosk, Afghanistan: Sketches of: circa 1840.
• f. 28 Bolan Pass, Baluchistan: Sketch of: circa 1840.
• f. 28b Quetta, Baluchistan: Sketch of: circa 1840.
• f. 29b Hyderabad, Sind: `Sketch of Hyderabad and surrounding country', by Capt. E. P. de l'Hoste: circa 1840.
• f. 29b Major Edward Paterson De L'Hoste, Assistant Quartermaster General, Bombay: `Sketch of Hydrabad and surrounding country': circa 1840.
• ff. 29, 48(?), 50b-51 Kalat, Baluchistan: Sketches of: circa 1841.
• f. 49 C. H. C., [officer in the Bombay Army?]: Sketch of Dadhar camp and Bolan mountains: circa 1841.
• f. 49 Dadhar, Baluchistan: Sketch of camp at Dadhar, by `C. H. C.': circa 1840: Signed.
• ff. 54-56 Sibi, Baluchistan: Sketches of ruins of: 1841.
• ff. 57b-58 Quetta, Baluchistan: Map showing defensive works at: circa 1840.
• f. 59 Samundri, the Punjab: Plan of hill fort at, by G. Munbee: circa 1846: Signed.
• ff. 59-70 Colonel Gore Boland Munbee, Bombay Engineers: Sketches of various locations in the Punjab, Sind, and Bombay: 1846.
• ff. 60b-61, 62b-63 Major Alexander Cumine Peat, Bombay Engineers: Sketches of Budhapur (?), based on work by: 1846.
• ff. 60b-61, 62b-63, 64b-65 Budhapur, Sind: Sketches of, by G. Munbee: 1846: Mostly signed.
• f. 67 'Munsuntarh', Bombay (?): Sketch of `Munsuntarh & Munohar', by G. Munbee: circa 1846: Signed.
• f. 69 Vishalgurh, Bombay: Sketch of main gateway at, by G. Munbee: circa 1846: Signed.
• f. 70 Bhowda, Bombay: Sketch of fortifications, by G. Munbee: circa 1846: Signed.