Afghanistan Collection (page 6)

View of Cabul, 1847. Artist: Giles
View of Cabul, 1847. The town of Kabul in Afghanistan. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Durrani chiefs, Afghanistan, 1895. Featured are Amir Sher Ali and Prince Abdallah Yan. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII

Afghans and images of Hyderabad, Central India, 1888

Arrival of Dr Brydon at Jalalabad, 13 January 1842, (1900)
Arrival of Dr Brydon at Jalalabad with news of 16, 500 British deaths, First Anglo-Afghan War, 13 January 1842, (1900). Engraving after Remnants of an Army, a painting of 1879

Mohammad Akbar Khan, 19th century. Afghan general Akbar Khan (1839-1842) was active in the First Anglo-Afghan War, which lasted from 1839-1842. He was the son of Dost Mohammed Khan

Eldred Pottinger at Herat, Afghanistan, c1837, (1900). In 1837, Anglo-Indian soldier and diplomatist Pottinger (1811-1843) made a journey through Afghanistan in disguise

Entrance to the Khyber Pass and Fort of Jamrood, Afghanistan, 1878. A print from The Illustrated London News, (5 October 1878)

The Afghan War: Jalalabad from Pipers Hill, Afghanistan, 1879. A print from The Illustrated London News, (8 February 1879)

The Khyber Pass, Afghanistan, 1900. The Khyber is a strategically important pass connecting Pakistan with Afghanistan. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Dost Mahommed Khan, ruler of Afghanistan, 19th century. Dost Mohammad Khan (1793-1863) founded the Barakzai (or Barakzay) ruling dynasty in Afghanistan

Cabul, from the Bala Hissar, 1883. Artist: J Stephenson
Cabul, from the Bala Hissar, 1883. View of Kabul, Afghanistan, from the fort of Bala Hissar

Kandahar Lady of Rank, Engaged in Smoking, 1848. Artist: Carrick, Robert (active Mid of 19th cen. )
Kandahar Lady of Rank, Engaged in Smoking, 1848. From a private collection

Kabul from the Bala Hissar, Afghanistan, 1893. Artist: J Stephenson
Kabul from the Bala Hissar, Afghanistan, 1893. An Engraving from James Taylors The Age We Live In: A History of the Nineteenth Century, From the Peace of 1815 to the Present Time, William Mackenzie

Persian wheel raising water from the Sutlej River, Punjab, 1842. Artist: James Atkinson
Persian wheel raising water from the Sutlej River, Punjab, 1842. From Sketches of Afghanistan by James Atkinson. (London, 1842)

Silk cloth with lions and Palm Trees, Buk Kham region, central Asia, 8th-9th century

The Conversion of Sundarananda. Relief from Afghanistan, 2nd century. Nanda was chief disciple of Gautama Buddha. At British Museum

Silver coin of Eucratides I, a King of Bactria
Silver coin of Eucratides I (reigned 170-45 BC), a King of Bactria, with the Greek-style name in the title Great King. From the British Museums collection

Encampment of the 1st Bengal European Regiment, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson
Encampment of the 1st Bengal European Regiment, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. A long column of soldiers and artillery strung out over distant mountain passes

Fortress and citadel of Ghanzi, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842 (c1850) Artist: James Atkinson
Fortress and citadel of Ghanzi, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842 (c1850). The fortress changed hands a number of times during the hostilities

British army camp at Dadur at the entrance to the Bolan Pass, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson
British army camp at Dadur at the entrance to the Bolan Pass, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. The Sioriab mountains are in the background

Surrender of Dost Mohammad Khan, Kabul, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson
Surrender of Dost Mohammad Khan, Kabul, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. Dost Mohammed Khan, ruler of Afghanistan, surrendering to William MacNaghten (1793-1841)

Tomb of Emperor Babur, Kabul, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson
Tomb of Emperor Babur, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. Babur (c1483-1530) was the Islamic conqueror of India who founded the Mughal dynasty

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. British troops were massacred here in both the Anglo-Afghan Wars

Bazaar at Kabul during the fruit season, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson
Bazaar at Kabul during the fruit season, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. The British fought the Anglo-Afghan Wars in an attempt to block the expansion of Russias sphere of influence towards India

British army under canvas at Roree on the Indus, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson
British army under canvas at Roree on the Indus, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. The British fought the Anglo-Afghan Wars in an attempt to block the expansion of Russias sphere of influence

Shah Shoja, puppet of the British, holding a durbar at Kabul, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson
Shah Shoja, puppet of the British, holding a durbar at Kabul, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. A former ally of the British from the Napoleonic Wars

Gold plaques from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC. Man wearing Median costume; he has an akinakes (short sword)

Abdor Rahman Khan (1844-1901), ruler of Afghanistan (1880-1901), 1893
Abdor Rahman Khan (1844-1901) grandson of Dost Mohammad Khan the founder of Barakzai dynasty. Ruler of Afghanistan 1880-1901, here condemning to death Hazara prisoners of war. Wood engraving 1893

Nasrullalh Khan, 1893
Nasrullalh Khan in 1893. Second son of Abdor Rahman Khan who ruled Afghanistan 1880-1901

Habibollah Khan (1872-1919), Ruler of Afghanistan (1901-1919), 1893
Habibollah Khan (1872-1919) in 1893. Eldest son of Abdor Rahman Khan and great-grandson of Dost Mohammad Khan. Ruler of Afghanistan 1901-1919: Barakzai dynasty

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880), c1885. Attack on the British Residency, Cabul (Kabul) and the massacre of its occupants including the Resident, Sir Louis Cavagnari, 3 September 1879

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1900), 1880: British position at Sherpore, Cabul (Kabul). Gatling gun bastion making ready to repel attack by the Ghazis, 23 December 1879

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880), 1880. A block in the Jugdulluk Pass: British troops having difficulties on their way to reinforce General Roberts at Cabul (Kabul). December 1879

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880), 1879
Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): Yakub (Yakoob) Khan, ruler of Afghanistan, at a review at Gundamuck, 30 May 1879, after signing of Treaty of Gundamuck on 26 May

First Anglo-Afghan War, (1838-1842), c1880
First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British troops from the besieged city of Jellalabad, under the leadership of Henry Havelock, attacking the camp of Akbar Khan

Dost Mohammad Khan (1793-1863) ruler of Afghanistan, c1880
Dost Mohammad Khan (1793-1863) ruler of Afghanistan (1826-63), c1880. Founder of Barakzai (Barakzay) dynasty

First Anglo-Afghan War 91838-1842), c1880
First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Rescue of British prisoners from the Afghans after the defeat of Akbar Khan, April 1842

First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-1842), c1885
First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-1842): Dr Brydon, the only survivor of the 4, 500 British soldiers and 12, 000 camp-followers who left Cabul (Kabul) on 6 January 1842 to escape

William McNaghten (1793-1841), captured and killed, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842
William McNaghten (1793-1841) British diplomat, orientalist and colonial administrator, instigated interventionist policy in Afghanistan

Alexander Burnes, Scottish diplomat murdered by Afghans during the First Anglo-Afghan War, 1841
Alexander Burnes (1805-1841), centre, Scottish diplomat and traveller murdered by Afghans during the First Anglo-Afghan War, 1841

Capture of Ghunzee by British forces, Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80), March 1880. Tinted lithograph

Our Protean Premier!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Our Protean Premier!, 1885. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, is the Angel of Peace. War had recently broken out between Russia and Afghanistan

The Political Mrs Gummidge, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Political Mrs Gummidge, 1885. The Liberal Prime Minister appears here in the guise of Mrs Gummidge. A portrait of the former Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, is hanging on the wall

Only His Play, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Only His Play, 1885. The British Lion and the Indian Tiger watch in consternation as the Russian Bear attacks the Afghan wolves

Beauty and the Beast, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Beauty and the Beast, 1885. The Russian Bear is seen making up to Beauty, alias the Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone. Recently, Russia had been seen advancing upon the Afghan holding of Penjdeh

No You Don t!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
No You Don t!, 1885. The British Lion warns the Russian Bear not to cross over into Afghanistan, seen in the distance in this cartoon

Times Waxworks, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
Times Waxworks, 1881. Father Time shows Mr Punch around Madame Tussauds, the waxwork museum of celebrities that opened in 1802

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