Historically Important Album of Seventeen Large Albumen Photographs of Afghanistan, Likely Taken by an English Photographer, Showing General Views, and Close-Up Photos of Local Landmarks in Kabul (the Timur Shah Durrani Mausoleum (Later Restored), the Ruined Balla-Hissar Fort, and the Paghman Valley with the Now-Destroyed Harem Serai) and Jalalabad (Bagh-i-Shahi Palace and the Royal Park); also, with Views of Deh Afghanistan, the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Ca. 1880s.
Album of Five Indian School Watercolour, Ink and Pencil Portraits Signed “CP,” Showing the Traditional Dress of People and Leaders in the Kingdom of Caubul [Kabul] During the Durrani Dynasty (1747-1842) Perhaps used as the Original Archetype Illustrations for Montstuart Elphinstone's, 1815 Book:] “An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; comprising a view of the Afghaun Nation, and a history of the Doorauni Monarchy.” Ca. 1815.