Photo, Print, Drawing Ali Masjid from the Shagai Heights.
About this Item
Title
- Ali Masjid from the Shagai Heights.
Summary
- In the fall of 1878, The Illustrated London News dispatched the Scottish artist William Simpson (1823--99) to Afghanistan in anticipation of a conflict between Britain and Afghan tribal leaders. The British were concerned about growing Russian influence in the region and a possible Russian threat to British India. Fighting broke out in November 1878, precipitating what became known as the Second Afghan War (1878--80). One of the British military objectives was to take the fort at Ali Masjid and thereby establish British control of the Khyber Pass. Shown here is Simpson's watercolor sketch of Ali Masjid as seen from the Shagai Heights. The sketch is from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection at the Brown University Library.
Names
- Simpson, William, 1823-1899 Artist.
Created / Published
- [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1878-11-21.
Headings
- - Afghanistan
- - Pakistan
- - 1878-11-21
- - Khyber Pass (Afghanistan and Pakistan)
- - Library of Congress Afghanistan Project
- - Mountain passes
- - Mountains
- - Watercolors
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: Water-color drawing ; 57 x 38 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: Brown University Library.
- - Content in English.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Original Sketches Made in Afghanistan during the Campaign of 1878-79 with the Peshawer Field Force
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021670490
Online Format
- compressed data
- image