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albumen print

1862.b.20 (66)

photographic print, b/w

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Title

Bassaule, the hill of caves.

Date

1878 to 1879

Measurement

height 11.6 centimetres, width 29.2 centimetres

Language / script

English (lang.)

Description

Scope and content : Photograph (albumen print) by John Burke, looking across the Kabul River at Basawal towards Buddhist caves. Signed 'Burke 70' in the negative.From an album of views produced by John Burke entitled Afghan War 1878-79. Peshawur Valley Field Force.

Institution

British Library

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