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Burke, John and William Barker: Panorama of Kabul

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(Attributed to). Panorama of Kabul, Afghanistan. 1870s. 2 albumen prints mounted together as a panorama. Each circa 20,2 x 28 cm, entire size 20,2 x 56 cm. Flush-mounted to archival mount, annotated in pencil below the image on the mount.
Together with William Barker, the Irishman John Burke documented the Second Afghan War between 1878 - 1880. The team worked under extreme conditions, carrying fragile wet-plates and mixing chemicals at high altitudes and extreme temperatures. A rare document of a country still in turmoil today. - Slight fading, especially in middle edges, small spot marks in the negatives, otherwise in good condition.
Lit.: Pat Hodgson. Early War Photographs. Boston 1974.

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