Fort of Shupayan, James Duffield Harding, 1847

Plate 22. Fort at chupayan {where ranjit singh's forces gained control over the territory from the afghans in 1819). Shupeyan (chupayan) fort this fort was situated near the opening of the pir panjal pass into the kashmir valley on the road to the city of kashmir and was where maharaja ranjit singh gained possession of the valley from the afghans in 1819. " [courtesy british library] plate number as given by sequence in the volume set gifted to j. Gladstone from t. Bateson in january 1849. Dedication on title page: 'j. Gladstone from his affectionate thomas bateson, january 1849. References: abbey travel ii 472; bobins 252. ‘’’first edition’’’ recollections of india. Drawn on stone by j. D. Harding from the original drawings. Part i: british india and the punjab. Part ii kashmir and the alpine punjab. London: publisher and printseller: thomas mclean, 26 haymarket, london, 1847. Object Type: print. Date: 1847. Dimensions: height: 41.7 cm (16.4 in); width: 31.8 cm (12.5 in). Medium: lithograph. Depicted Place: Shupiyan. Plate 22. Fort of Shupayan - Part 2. Recollections of India (FIRST EDITION) 5588 022