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Afghanistan: 'Bala Murghab, the Winter Camp of the Afghan Boundary Commission', Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich, Oil on canvas,1885

Bala Murghab, also called Morghab, is a village in Badghis Province in north-western Afghanistan. It is the district center for the Murghab District. Colonel Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich, KCMG, KCIE, CB (1843–1929) was an English geographer and president of the Royal Geographical Society. He is best known as Superintendent of Frontier Surveys in British India and author of numerous books, including The Gates of India, The Countries of the King's Award and Political Frontiers and Boundary Making.
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Afghanistan: 'Bala Murghab, the Winter Camp of the Afghan Boundary Commission', Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich, Oil on canvas,1885
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Bala Murghab, also called Morghab, is a village in Badghis Province in north-western Afghanistan. It is the district center for the Murghab District. Colonel Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich, KCMG, KCIE, CB (1843–1929) was an English geographer and president of the Royal Geographical Society. He is best known as Superintendent of Frontier Surveys in British India and author of numerous books, including The Gates of India, The Countries of the King's Award and Political Frontiers and Boundary Making.
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41.5 x 30.1 cm | 16.3 x 11.8 in (300 dpi)