City of Kandahar, its principle bazaar and citadel, taken from the nakarra khauneh, or royal band room

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89013

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Title

City of Kandahar, its principle bazaar and citadel, taken from the nakarra khauneh, or royal band room

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
Bazaars -- Afghanistan -- Kandahâr
City & town life -- Afghanistan -- Kandahâr
Forts & fortifications -- Afghanistan -- Kandahâr

Genres

Prints

Physical Description

Chromolithographs
Extent: 36.5 x 28.5 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13982630
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bae53d40-c6c1-012f-829a-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. "City of Kandahar, its principle bazaar and citadel, taken from the nakarra khauneh, or royal band room" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1848. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bae53d40-c6c1-012f-829a-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). City of Kandahar, its principle bazaar and citadel, taken from the nakarra khauneh, or royal band room Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bae53d40-c6c1-012f-829a-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. "City of Kandahar, its principle bazaar and citadel, taken from the nakarra khauneh, or royal band room" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bae53d40-c6c1-012f-829a-58d385a7bc34

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