Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831-1923)

Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831-1923)
An Album of 87 Photographs of Kandahar and its environs, Quetta and Bombay, including: Tomb of Ahmed Shah from South West Bastion of Citadel; View of Kandahar from Signal Tower looking West; Deh Khojah from above the Durani Gate; The "Sisters" and Wali's Burial Ground from the Durani Gate; The Baba Wali Kotal showing position of Ayob's Guns Sept 1st, 1880; Tomb of Shere Ali's father; Kerez Hill and Kokeran from Picket Hill; Baba Wali Kotal from the Baluch Lines; View from North Wall showing the cemetery within the walls & giving a general view of the city; Idgah Gate; Durani Gate; Chilzina; Ahmed Shah's Tomb; Old Kandahar Citadel; Kirka Sharif - The Shrine where the Prophet's Mantle is preserved; Artillery Square showing Main Bastion of Citadel; Cantonment 63rd Regt Barrack Square; Pathan Horse Dealers; Baluchi Beggar; Kandahar from Hazratji's Shrine showing full extent of N. & E. Walls; The Fort Quetta; Quetta Cantonment from the Miri or Fort; View of Tukatoo & Tarakola Pass; Looking towards Derwaza; The Miri or Fort of Quetta; The Apollo Bunder, Bombay; From the Clock Tower Bombay showing Malabar Hill, Back Bay and part of Esplanade; Government House Parel Bombay; The Bund - Poona
gelatin silver prints mounted on card leaves
12½ x 17 in. (31.5 x 43 cm.) the album
(2)with an album initialled 'B.B.' in gilt on the upper cover, containing photographs and amateur watercolours of family groups and views mainly around Lahore and the foothills of the Himalayas