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Town and Citadel of Ghuznee.

Town and Citadel of Ghuznee.

[L.t James Rattray] W.L.Walton, lith: Day & Son, lith.rs to the Queen.
London, Published by Hering & Remington, 137 Regent Street. [1848.]
Tinted lithograph with very fine hand colour. Sheet 420 x 585mm (16½ x 23") with very large margins.
A view of Ghazni, a walled city with an elevated citadel in eastern Afghanistan, protecting the main road to Kabul. It was captured by the British on July 23, 1839, during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) The artist, James Rattray (1818-54), a second lieutenant in the 2nd Grenadiers of the Bengal Army, served in Afghanistan during the First Afghan War (1839-42), taking part in the famous retreat from Kabul, manning the rear guard. This lithograph is from the second edition of Rattray's 'Scenery, Inhabitants, & Costumes, of Afghaunistan from Drawings made on the Spot', published the year after the first.
Abbey: Travel 513.
[Ref: 51336]  £380.00


 

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