About a mile east of Roree, the encamping ground of the British Army, a fine view presents itself of the town, the island, Fortress of Bhukker, and the further shore of Sukkur on the Indus. Bhukkur was formerly the capital of Scinde. The fort stands on a flint rock, upwards of twenty feet above the level of the river, and the walls are between thirty and forty feet high; its extent is about eight hundred yards by four hundred. The garrison stationed here consisted of the 35th N.I. commanded by Col. Monteath, who resided in the Killadar's house. The jutting out of Roree into the Stream, and the centre space being so extensively occupied by the Fort of Bhukkur and the other islands, esteemed of peculiar sanctity, it has but two comparatively narrow channels, and over which the bridge of boats was thrown to enable the British Troops to pass. One of the islands is consecrated to the renowned saint, Khaja Khizzer, and a hair, plucked from the beard of that prophet, is there exhibited as a most sacred relic; indeed, such is the veneration in which even a hair from the Prophet's beard is held in Mahomedan countries, that at Cudapah a temple was erected in honor of one which was preserved in a golden casket, with a crystal lid. Sketches in Afghanistan, Henry Graves & Co. and W.H. Allen & Co., London, 1842. Letterpress title printed in blue incorporating list of plates, tinted lithographic title, dedication leaf, 25 tinted plates by Louis and Charles Haghe. This is one of the earliest collections of views of Afghanistan. James Atkinson, the celebrated translator of Firdausi’s Shah Nameh and one of the first Europeans to explore Afghanistan, was on of the pioneers of oriental studies. The lithographers Louis and Charles Haghe were involved in a number of important publications in the 1840’s and 1850’s and are celebrated for the particular high quality of their work.