Chief executioner and assistant, of his majesty the late Shah; Mahomed Naib Shurreef, a celebrated Kuzzilbach chief of Caubul, and his peshkhidmut, or head attendant

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Chief executioner and assistant, of his majesty the late Shah; Mahomed Naib Shurreef, a celebrated Kuzzilbach chief of Caubul, and his peshkhidmut, or head attendant

Collection

The costumes of the various tribes, portraits of ladies of rank, celebrated princes and chiefs, views of the principal fortresses and cities, and interior of the cities and temples of Afghaunistaun: from original drawings by James Rattray.

Names

Day & Son (Printer of plates)
Rattray, James, 1818-1854 (Artist)
Carrick, Robert (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1848
Place: London
Publisher: Hering & Remington

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection
Shelf locator: MMR+++ (Rattray, J. Costumes of the various tribes)

Subjects

Afghanistan -- Description and travel
Executioners
Clothing & dress -- Afghanistan
Government officials -- Afghanistan

Genres

Prints

Physical Description

Chromolithographs
Extent: 27 x 19 cm. (each)

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13982630
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b4a72c00-c6c1-012f-b514-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Chief executioner and assistant, of his majesty the late Shah; Mahomed Naib Shurreef, a celebrated Kuzzilbach chief of Caubul, and his peshkhidmut, or head attendant" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1848. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4a72c00-c6c1-012f-b514-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1848). Chief executioner and assistant, of his majesty the late Shah; Mahomed Naib Shurreef, a celebrated Kuzzilbach chief of Caubul, and his peshkhidmut, or head attendant Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4a72c00-c6c1-012f-b514-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Chief executioner and assistant, of his majesty the late Shah; Mahomed Naib Shurreef, a celebrated Kuzzilbach chief of Caubul, and his peshkhidmut, or head attendant" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4a72c00-c6c1-012f-b514-58d385a7bc34

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