The map is inscribed in ink on the canvas backing, in Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear's hand: Left Feerozpore for Caubul. Feby 22nd 1842 Crossed the Ravee March 2nd - Do - Chenab - - 9th - Do - Jelum - - 15th - Do - Indus - - 26th - To - Peshawar - - 29th - Enter'd Khyber pass - (fight) 5th April - - Lundee Khona pass - 9th - Jellahabad - 16th - Enter'd the Caubul passes - Sept 7th Jugdulluck fight - 8th - Tazeen a & Hust Kolil fight - 13th - Khoord Caubul - pass - 14th Caubul & Bala Hissar - 16th Bamean - - - 18th Brought in the Prisoners - 20th To Kohistan - 26th Islaliff fight - - 29th Charekur - - Oct - 2nd Left Caubul - - 12th Jumrood - Novr - 2nd - and Left Lahore & crossed the Ravee Novr 2nd 1848 Novr 22nd Engaged at Bamnugger – Careton killed & Havelock Decr 1st Crossed the Chenab at Wuzeerabad - 3rd Engaged & routed the Seiks at Sedoo(?) Lahore on Advent Sunday -------------- Jany 13th 1849 . Engaged & routed the Seiks at Chullianwalla ----------------- Feby 21st Engaged and routed the Seik Army at Googerat – Ash Wednesday – and Left Wuzeerabad for Cachemere 2nd June 1851 Cahmere 14th June Ooler Lake – 19th June Wuzeerabad – 30th June 1851 Also the routes taken by his regiment marked and dated by Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear on the face of the map in black ink. The map inscribed in the lithograph: Map of the Northwest Frontier of British India including the Protected Sikh States, Lahore, Cashmeer, Cabul, Heart, Candahar, Shikarore & Bhawulpore together with Sinde and Rajpootana; the Indus River and part of Beloochistan and Compiled from the best and most Recent Authorities by J. B. Tassin and Published at the Oriental Lithographic Press, Calcutta, 1838 SIR RICHMOND CAMPBELL SHAKESPEAR 1812-1861 Soldier and administrator; cousin of William Makepeace Thackeray; educated at Charterhouse; studied at East India Company’s College, Addiscombe; second lieutenant, Bengal artillery, 1828; political assistant to Major Elliott d’Arcy Todd in mission to Heart, 1839; sent to khan of Khiva to negotiate for surrender of Russian prisoners, 1840, and conducted prisoners to Russia; knighted 1841; military secretary to Sir George Pollock at Peshawar and in march to Kabul, 1842; deputy-commissioner of Sagar, 1843; served at Maharajpur, 1843; in political charge of Gwalior, 1844-48 and 1849-51; captain, 1846; served with distinction at Chillianwalla and Gujerat, in second Sikh war, 1849; political agent at Jodpur, 1851; resident of Baroda, 1857, and political commissioner of district, 1858, with command of northern division of Bombey army and rank of brigadier-general; lieutenant-colonel, 1858; agent to governor-general for central India, 1859; C.B., civil division, 1860. DNB, 1903