Earthquake damage to fortifications, with three figures in the foreground, Jalal-Kut, Afghanistan

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Earthquake damage to fortifications, with three figures in the foreground, Jalal-Kut, Afghanistan. Coloured lithographs by WL Walton, c 1850. Series shows the fortifications at Jalal-Kut, formerly Jalalabad, Afghanistan, during a siege when it was held under the command of Sir Robert Henry Sale [1782–1845]. The damage to the fortifications caused by earthquakes on 19 February 1842 is also shown. Dictionary of National Biography, London 1909, vol 17, pp. 670–678. Earthquakes. Contributors: W L Walton. Work ID: hda9zbu3.

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