Lot 413
Sudan War.- Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmad) Dispatch from the Mahdi to Osman Digna military commander during the Mahdist War, manuscript in Arabic, with manuscript note in English describing the fate of this document, [1885] (2).
Hammer Price: £850
Description
Sudan War.- Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmad, religious leader in the Sudan, 1844-85) Dispatch from the Mahdi to Osman Digna military commander during the Mahdist War, manuscript in Arabic, with manuscript note in English describing the fate of this document, 1p., folds, browned, folio & 60 x 55mm., [1885] (2).
⁂ Note reads: "A dispatch from the Mahdi to Osman Digna captured in a mail bag at the battle of Abu Klea in the Soudan. Sent home by a young Scottish doctor."
Description
Sudan War.- Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmad, religious leader in the Sudan, 1844-85) Dispatch from the Mahdi to Osman Digna military commander during the Mahdist War, manuscript in Arabic, with manuscript note in English describing the fate of this document, 1p., folds, browned, folio & 60 x 55mm., [1885] (2).
⁂ Note reads: "A dispatch from the Mahdi to Osman Digna captured in a mail bag at the battle of Abu Klea in the Soudan. Sent home by a young Scottish doctor."
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