From Kabul to Kandahar, 1833-1933

A Royal Geographical Society travelling display, at Surrey History Centre,

30 Oct to 1 Dec 2007





Surrey History Centre is pleased to announce that this engaging and

informative display from the Royal Geographical Society is coming to Woking

as part of its 'People, Places, Landscapes' events programme.  The

travelling version of this major highly successful exhibition held at the

Royal Geographical Society in London earlier this year will be on display

at the Centre in Goldsworth Road, Woking, from 30 October to the 1 December

2007.



The display panels feature breathtaking scenes ranging from Kabul's market

places in 1842, to panoramic views of Kandahar taken after the second

Anglo-Afghan war of 1878-80. These evocative images, by artists and pioneer

photographers such as B Simpson and R B Holmes, are a rare sight having

been largely unseen until now and never before seen in Surrey.



The images of this mountainous country provide a revealing insight into the

communities, customs and histories of the Afghanistan region. The Royal

Geographical Society's Afghanistan collection includes hundreds of

beautiful images dating back to the mid-1800s, whilst thirteen thousand

items relate to India and Pakistan. A selection of these photographs and

lithographs, accompanied by extracts from historic travel journals and

maps, feature in this fascinating exhibition.



Sara Wajid, the co-curator of the exhibition and renowned journalist and

cultural writer will be giving a talk about her research for the project on

Saturday 24 November at Surrey History Centre, tickets £2.50, booking

essential. See the website for further details

www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistorycentre



At Surrey History Centre

130 Goldsworth Road

Woking

Surrey

GU21 6ND



Tel: 01483 518737

www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistorycentre



FREE

Available during normal opening hours:

Sunday - Monday Closed

Tuesday –Friday 9.30-5.00

Thursday 9.30-7.30

Saturday 9.30-4.00



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