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General Gough, with two regiments of Cavalry, is at Robat; they are in heliographic communication with Kandahar.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh

Prussia had some heliographic maps, then a new thing, and chromos, also in the bud; Austria and England, fine architectural drawings; and Eastlake, Stanfield, Landseer, Frith and Faed crossed pencils with the French.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 by Various

Fortunately they were in heliographic communication with Oliphant's Nek, and learned upon the 23rd that Babington had been ordered to their relief.

From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

On the 27th of August the cavalry established heliographic communication, this being the nineteenth day of their march from Cabul.

From Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign by Kingston, William Henry Giles

In one division a regular pioneer squadron has been formed for telegraphic and heliographic duty.

From Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute by Rodenbough, Theo. F.