An account of the kingdom of Caubul, and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India : comprising a view of the Afghaun nation, and a history of the Dooraunee monarchy / by the Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone.
Published / Created:
London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815.
Physical Description:
xxi, 675 p., [16] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
With aquatint engravings. Some aquatints after Lieut. Robert Melville Grindlay.
Contents:
Contents of the plates: The Chaous Baushee in his dress of Office -- Dooraunee shepherds -- A Hindkee in the winter dress of Peshawer -- An Eusofzye -- An Afghaun of Damaun -- Tope of Maunikyaula -- A Dooraunee villager with his arms -- A Dooraunee gentleman -- A Taujik in the summer dress of Caubul -- A Khawtee, Ghiljie in his summer dress -- A Khojeh of Uzbek Tartary -- A man of the Tymunee Eimauk -- A Hazaurch -- The Umla Baushee in his dress of office -- Caubul [map] -- Kingdom of Caubul [map]
Subject Terms:
Afghanistan -- History. | Afghanistan -- Description and travel. | Kābol (Afghanistan : Province) -- History. | Costume -- Afghanistan -- Pictorial works. | Clothing and dress -- Afghanistan. | Afghanistan -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown -- Publisher. | Strahan, A. -- Printer. | Clinton -- Bookplate.