SCENE ON THE RIVER SOUTLEDGE, NEAR PAUKHPUTTAN IN THE PUNJAUB

James Atkinson’s stunning views of 19th century Afghanistan are strangely familiar to the modern eye. There are views of the cities such as Kandahar and Kabul, costumes and village scenes, but many of the plates show lines of troops and travelers winding their way across wild landscapes and through tortuous passes. The lithographs suggest that then, as now, Afghanistan was a land of spectacular but harsh terrain that did not easily welcome foreigners.

The views were drawn on stone by David Roberts’ lithographers, Louis and James Haghe from sketches made by the Persian scholar and doctor James Atkinson during his services as superintending surgeon to Sir George Pollock’s expedition to Kabul in 1838. This plate is from his work Sketches in Afghaunistan, 1842.

MEDIUM- Hand TintedLithograph (Mounted for Protection)

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