Bala Hissar and city of Kabul, with the British cantonments from the "Ba Maroo" hill. Hostilities commencing.

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89003

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Title

Bala Hissar and city of Kabul, with the British cantonments from the "Ba Maroo" hill. Hostilities commencing.

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)

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
Arms & armament -- Afghanistan -- Kâbol
Afghan Wars
cannons -- Afghanistan -- Kâbol
Clothing & dress -- Afghanistan -- Kâbol
Forts & fortifications -- Afghanistan -- Kâbol
Military camps -- British -- Afghanistan -- Kâbol

Genres

Prints

Physical Description

Chromolithographs
Extent: 26.5 x 38.5 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13982630
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b5462a20-c6c1-012f-5111-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bala Hissar and city of Kabul, with the British cantonments from the "Ba Maroo" hill. Hostilities commencing." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1848. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5462a20-c6c1-012f-5111-58d385a7bc34

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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). Bala Hissar and city of Kabul, with the British cantonments from the "Ba Maroo" hill. Hostilities commencing. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5462a20-c6c1-012f-5111-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bala Hissar and city of Kabul, with the British cantonments from the "Ba Maroo" hill. Hostilities commencing." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5462a20-c6c1-012f-5111-58d385a7bc34

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