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Maps 51850/10(5)
- Record Id:
- 040-003218719
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003218714
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026761935.0x000eb3
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Maps 51850/10(5)
- Title:
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[Fort Roberts and Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
- Scope & Content:
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Inscription: Marked 'Confidential' in the negative.
Genre: War Photography
Panoramic view composed of two joined prints, taken from the heights of Siah Sung and looking southwards towards Fort Roberts, which occupies the left side of the panorama. The city of Kabul lies beyond to the right (south-west), with the fortified area of the Bala Hissar in the centre of the print, and the Sher Darwaza and Asmai Heights in the distance. For a detailed plan of Fort Roberts, see accompanying, 'Cabul Defences No. 5. Fort Roberts on Siah Sung,' in this collection. For another copy, see APAC Photo 197 (5).
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003218714
040-003218719 - Is part of:
- Maps 51850/10 : Photographs of Kabul and environs [Second Afghan War]. Photographer(s): Bengal Sappers and Miners
Maps 51850/10(5) : [Fort Roberts and Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners - Hierarchy:
- 032-003218714[0005]/040-003218719
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Maps 51850/10
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1878
- End Date:
- 1880
- Date Range:
- c 1879
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 182 mm x 466 mm
Format: Loose
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Bengal Sappers and Miners
- Subjects:
- Fort Roberts (Kabul)
Forts and Fortifications
Military Campaigns and Battles
Military facilities
Panoramic Photographs
Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80)