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Earthquake damage to fortifications, Jalal-Kut, Afghanistan.

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Wellcome Library

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Coloured lithographs by W.L. Walton, c.1850
Series shows the fortifications at Jalal-Kut, formerly Jalalabad, Afghanistan, during a siege when it was held under the command of Sir Robert Henry Sale [1782-1845]. The damage to the fortifications caused by earthquakes on 19 February 1842 is also shown. Dictionary of National Biography, London 1909, vol. 17, pp. 670-678
Inscription: Jallalabad No. 6

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image courtesy of Wellcome Library, London

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Jalalabad, Afghanistan

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