Dost Mahommed King of Caubul and His Youngest Son
Rattray, James
From Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA, Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.
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From Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA, Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 1, 2012
About this Item
1 hand-colored lithograph 400 x 475 mm. (image is 276 x 318 mm.; mat is 19.5 x 20 inches). The lithograph was created by Edmund Walker (1813 or 1814-1882) of Day & Son, after James Rattray's drawing. James Rattray (1818-1854) was a lieutenant in the British Bengal Army during the first Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-1842. The sketches he produced were published in 30 plates in Scenery, Inhabitants, & Costumes of Afghaunistan (1847-48). This is plate no. 2, a portrait of Dost Mohammed, who had been deposed as Emir of Afghanistan. In January 1841, when Rattray was granted an audience with him in Peshawar, Dost Mohammed was a prisoner, on his way to exile in Calcutta. Rattray wrote that since Dost Mohammed had been "a ruler just and merciful and attentive to affairs of state" the people of Peshawur thought that he had been unjustly treated by the British. Green dealer's label on back of mat from Harold T. Storey, London. Very scarce. In Near Fine Condition: lithograph is clean and bright; minor soiling to mat. Seller Inventory # 005411
Bibliographic Details
Title: Dost Mahommed King of Caubul and His ...
Publisher: Hering & Remington, London
Publication Date: 1848
Condition: Near Fine
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