great game walker (1 Ergebnisse)

A pair of engraved maps, 39.1 x 41.6 cms, 41.1 x 34.5 cms (sheet), sealed edge tears to the right outer margins on each sheet (without loss), the left margins have been re-enforced with washi, some age-toning, but both maps in very good condition. Highly detailed regional maps of the Northwest Frontier. Map 107 details the Five Rivers of the Punjab, Sindh, and Kashmir and Map 107 A is specialized supplemental sheet, broadening the scope to map out the rugged mountain passes, military routes, and tribal territories of Afghanistan stretching toward Kabul and Kandahar, part of a regional survey published by SDUK. Strategically important maps published at the outbreak of the First Anglo-Afghan War and in the wake of regional border struggles marking the Great Game.