Title: view of the mountain baba-naunee, called kutl-gahor
illustration shows two baluchis preparing to murder an indian civilian, who traveled with the army of the indus en route to afghanistan, sleeping at qatal gah, pakistan; caravan of soldiers, camp followers, and equipment in the distance. Baluchistan
kutl-gah, or the place of slaughter. It was under the mountain of baba-naunee the british forces were encamped, and from which they marched to abigoon, a distance of eight miles and a quarter, over a road of loose stones and pebbles, affording but little hold for the feet, and very fatiguing both to man and beast, and this was the case for nine-tenths of the distance. Abstract/medium: 1 print: tinted lithograph; sheet 36 x 53 cm. Genre: Book illustrations. Date: 1842. Collection: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress.
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