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Description: | Watercolour painting of Rohri and the island fortress of Bukkur by James Atkinson (1780-1852) c.1839-40. Plate 2 from his 'Sketches in Afghaunistan'. Inscribed on the mount is: 'The Town of Roree, and the Fortress of Bukker on the Indus.'
Bukkur Island is a large outcrop of limestone situated in the middle of the Indus River in south-eastern Pakistan. The town of Rohri lies on the east side of the river. During the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) the British took the island fortress of Bukkur. This view shows a a group of travellers with camels in the foreground. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Atkinson, James (1780-1852) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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