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A Journey from Madras through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar (Paperback)
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A Journey from Madras through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History, Volume 2
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In 1800 Lord Wellesley, the British Governor General of India,
appointed the surgeon and botanist Francis Buchanan (1762 1829) to
conduct a survey of the kingdom of Mysore in the south of the
country, which had recently been annexed by the East India Company.
In the resulting three-volume report, first published in 1807,
Buchanan (later known as Francis Hamilton) records the physical and
human geography of this large area of southern India. He describes
the agriculture, arts and commerce, indigenous religions and
customs, natural history and society and antiquities of the regions
through which he travelled, and illustrates his text with a map and
engravings. Volume 2 covers Buchanan's travels west from Sira to
southern Malabar and then northwards through that coastal region.
Buchanan notes the breeds of cattle and sheep he observes there,
and includes a detailed account of an iron mine and the smelting
techniques it used.
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