Caubul, from a Burying Ground on the Mountain Ridge, North-East of the City
lithograph, tinted, print
Accession Number
NAM.1971-02-33-481-22
Description
Caubul, from a Burying Ground on the Mountain Ridge, North-East of the City. Tinted lithograph from bound volume of 26 tinted lithographs, 'Sketches in Afghanistan', 1838-1842. By Louis and Charles Haghe after James Atkinson, published by Henry Graves and Company and J W Allen and Company, 1 Jul 1842. On 7 August 1839 the British-Indian Army of the Indus, under the command of Sir John Keane, entered Kabul. They were accompanied by Shah Shuja who was duly installed as Emir. Atkinson (1780-1852), who accompanied the invasion force as a Superintending Surgeon, sketched several views of Kabul and its buildings during the British occupation.
Campaigns
1st Afghan War (1838-1842)