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John Dunlop, Mooltan, a Series of Sketches, During and After the Siege: Being Twenty-one Drawings, from Sketches taken on the Spot, by John Dunlop, M.D. Assistant Surgeon H.M.'s 32nd Regiment. And lithographed in Tints, by Andrew Maclure. With a Descriptive and Historical Account of the Siege, London: Wm S Orr and Co, 1849

Tinted lithographed title and 21 tinted lithograph plates by Andrew Maclure
Quarter leather-bound with marbled boards and gilt title at the spine
37 x 26.5 x 3 cm

Mooltan is an ancient city in Punjab (now Multan, Pakistan), located on the banks of the River Chenab. Now the seventh-largest city in Pakistan and an important financial and cultural hub, it was once the site of the famous Sun Temple, as well as numerous Sufi shrines. It was described by the author as "the largest town in the Sikh territory after Lahore and Amritser." An important trading centre, it was besieged by Alexander the Great during the Mallian Campaign.

During the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1848-49, Multan underwent a five-month siege that ended in the city's destruction, the fall of the Sikh empire, and the annexation of Punjab. This volume documents views of the city, important participants and pivotal moments during the Siege of Multan through 21 tinted lithographs by Andrew Maclure and descriptions drawn from Dunlop's accounts.

LIST OF PLATES

1. Fort of Mooltan from the west, Sept. 6th 48
2. Inhabitants of Mooltan
3. The Edgah where Mr Van Agnew & Lt Andersen were murdered
4. Neirain Singh, Cham Singh & Ram Singh, brothers of the Dewan Moolrag
5. Major Edwarde's Infantry
6. Major Edwarde's Cavalry
7. In the trenches, Gen. Courtland's men
8. Camp followers, Milk women
9. Camp followers, Camel Drivers
10. In the trenches-Septr 12/48 H.M.'s 32nd Regt.
11. Mundee Awa Dec 28/48
12. Storming the 'Mundee Awa' or Great Mound
13. Breaching the Delhi Gate. European sailors of the Indian Navy
14. Explosion of the Magazine Dec. 3
15. Appearance of Mooltan, quarter of an hour after the explosion
16. The 1st Bombay Europ. Fusileers storming the breach at the Koonee Boorg/Jan. 2nd 3 p.m
17. Struggle in the Town-Capture of 2 Sikh Standards
18. 'Churda Choke' or Great Bazaar-after taking the City
19. NE side of the fort, showing the British trenches Jan 6 1849
20. Dewan Moolrag in custody of a part of H M's 32nd Regt
21. NE side of fort, Funeral procession of Vans Agnew and S. Andersen

Reference: Abbey 'Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860', 474