Rare separately issued map of the Punjab, published during the First Anglo-Sikh War
Wyld's Theatre of War in the Punjaub.
London,
James Wyld Geographer to the Queen, Charing Cross East & Royal Exchange,
[c.1845].
Lithograph map, hand-coloured in outline, mounted on linen.
350 by 330mm (13.75 by 13 inches).
1172
notes:
Rare separately issued map of the Punjab, published during the First Anglo-Sikh War.
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bibliography:
BLMC Maps 57540.(1.)
provenance:
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