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John Burke
General View of Dakka from Conical Hill, North West
1878-1880
Albumen print
21.1 x 31.9 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2702086
LL/93682
Photograph showing a topographical view of Dakka Fort in centre, within a valley. Mountain hills in background and at right edge. Dakka sits at the Afghani end of the Khyber Pass. During the Second Afghan War the Peshawar Valley Field Force rested at Dakka fort for three weeks following its march through the Khyber Pass in November 1878.
Photograph in album presented by the Earl of Lytton (1831-91), Viceroy of India to Queen Victoria in 1880
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