Friday 17 February 2023

Second Anglo-Afghan war. Illustrations from 'The Graphic'

View of Peshawar city and the hills of Khyber, 1878. Illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XVIII, no 473, December 21, 1878



Ameer Yakoob Khan Barakzai posing for a photograph, Gandamak, Afghanistan, 1879. Illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XX, no 502, July 12, 1879.


Ameer Yaqub Khan Barakzai posing for a photograph, Gandamak, Afghanistan 1879. John Burke (the photographer) fixing the negative. Illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XX, no 502, July 12, 1879.


A group of Afridis from the Khyber Pass. Illustration from the magazine 'The Graphic', volume XVIII, no 467, November 9, 1878. The drawing is based on a photo taken in 1862 (c).




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