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Phototheca AfghanicaPhototheca Afghanica
Sepia-toned photo-lithograph of a wash sketch, showing the Hari Rud River to the left and the sandstone cliff of approx. 300 m height to the right. This drawing was sketched near the first boundary pillar and was used by The Illustrated London News as background for its engraving.
Place, date
Zulfikar, September, 1885
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 5, ELD Sketches 054 to 107
ELD 062
Details
Sepia-toned photo-lithograph of a wash sketch, showing seven Afghans or Turkomans and three horses on the bank of the Kushk River. Looking E to the hills – to the W starts the sand desert.
Place, date
Qala-e Maur (today: Turkmenkarakul), March, 1885
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 5, ELD Sketches 054 to 107
ELD 063
Details
Sepia-toned photo-lithograph of a wash sketch, showing the Pul-e Kheshti, which is an aqueduct over the Kushk River. In the left background the Murghab, in the centre the white artificial hillock of Ak Tepe. In the left foreground the same ‘platform’ is seen, which is also shown on the sketches by William Simpson. For the story behind the Pul-e Kheshti, see “References”.
Place, date
Pul-e Kheshti, 1885
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 5, ELD Sketches 054 to 107
ELD 064
Details
Sepia-toned photo-lithograph of a wash sketch, showing a malang in a quilted robe and a pointed hat. A long rifle with a two-pointed support is hanging on his back.
Place, date
?, 1885-86
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 5, ELD Sketches 054 to 107
ELD 065
Details