Kabul from the Citadel, showing the old walled city, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson

Kabul from the Citadel, showing the old walled city, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson

1-153-681 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Kabul from the Citadel, showing the old walled city, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. British troops were massacred here in both the Anglo-Afghan Wars, which the British fought in an attempt to block the expansion of Russia's sphere of influence towards India. From Sketches in Afghanistan by James Atkinson. (London, 1842).


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Creator
  1. James Atkinson, attributed to: British: Artist

Medium
  1. Lithograph

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

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World Asia Afghanistan Kābul Kābul

  1. 34 31 00 N , 069 11 00 E

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3880x2657
File Size : 30,203kb


Aliases

  1. 001310
  1. 001310
  1. 0390002650
  1. 1-153-681
  1. 1153681
  1. 2650

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