History of Pakistan
Murree, an old view, 1870 AD
Photograph of a view at Murree from the 'Bellew Collection: Photograph album of Surgeon-General Henry Walter Bellew' taken by an unknown photographer c.1870. Murree is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas north-east of Islamabad in Pakistan. The hill-station at Murree was established by the British in 1851. It was the second largest hill-station in the area after the summer Presidency Capital at Simla and the summer residence of the local Government in the Punjab until 1876. This view overlooks the town with the Anglican church on the skyline.
Murree, an old view, 1870 AD
Photograph of a view at Murree from the 'Bellew Collection: Photograph album of Surgeon-General Henry Walter Bellew' taken by an unknown photographer c.1870. Murree is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas north-east of Islamabad in Pakistan. The hill-station at Murree was established by the British in 1851. It was the second largest hill-station in the area after the summer Presidency Capital at Simla and the summer residence of the local Government in the Punjab until 1876. This view overlooks the town with the Anglican church on the skyline.