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Maps 51850/10(33)
- Record Id:
- 040-003218747
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003218714
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026761935.0x000ecf
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Maps 51850/10(33)
- Title:
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[Bala Hissar and palace, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
- Scope & Content:
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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 right, on the eastern wall of the citadel, is Abdulla Jan's Palace, in use at this period as the 67th Regiment's Lines. For another copy, see APAC Photo 197 (33). Reproduced in Francis Gordon Cardew (et al.), 'The Second Afghan War 1878-80. Abridged official account' (London, 1908), facing p. 238.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003218714
040-003218747 - Is part of:
- Maps 51850/10 : Photographs of Kabul and environs [Second Afghan War]. Photographer(s): Bengal Sappers and Miners
Maps 51850/10(33) : [Bala Hissar and palace, Kabul.] Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners - Hierarchy:
- 032-003218714[0033]/040-003218747
- 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: 185 mm x 536 mm
Format: Loose
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Bengal Sappers and Miners
- Subjects:
- Architectural Elements
Architectural Types
Architecture
Bala Hissar (Kabul)
Citadels
Dwellings
Forts and Fortifications
Gateways
Military Campaigns and Battles
Military facilities
Palaces
Panoramic Photographs
Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80)