Map of the Kingdom of Caubul
Date
1815
Creator
Michael Thomson (British) , Engraver
Object type
Library reference
RCN38165
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 280mm
width (print): 280mm
Subject
Politics & Government
> Political doctrines
> British Empire
Politics & Government
> Political doctrines
> British colonialism
> Political doctrines
> British Empire
Politics & Government
> Political doctrines
> British colonialism
Content object
Description
Map of Caubul, approximating to modern Afghanistan. The Kingdom is highlighted by a blue border and the map extends to lands in the west, including Persia and Arabia with major geographical features, notably the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea.
Plate (facing page 1) from Mountstuart Elphinstone's An account of the Kingdom of Caubul and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India… (London, 1815), an account of his embassy to the ruler of Afghanistan, Shuja Shah Durrani Khan (1785-1842) in 1808.
Inscribed lower right: ‘CAUBUL On a reduced scale. Shewing its RELATIVE SITUATION. TO THE Neighbouring Countries.’ Inscribed below: ‘Thomson sculpt. London. Published Septr. 18th 1815, by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster Row.’
Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859), East India Company administrator from 1776, known for his periods as Resident at Poona and Governor of Bombay in the 1810s and 1820s, and involvement in the Anglo-Maratha wars.
Plate (facing page 1) from Mountstuart Elphinstone's An account of the Kingdom of Caubul and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India… (London, 1815), an account of his embassy to the ruler of Afghanistan, Shuja Shah Durrani Khan (1785-1842) in 1808.
Inscribed lower right: ‘CAUBUL On a reduced scale. Shewing its RELATIVE SITUATION. TO THE Neighbouring Countries.’ Inscribed below: ‘Thomson sculpt. London. Published Septr. 18th 1815, by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster Row.’
Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859), East India Company administrator from 1776, known for his periods as Resident at Poona and Governor of Bombay in the 1810s and 1820s, and involvement in the Anglo-Maratha wars.
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