First quality reprint of this famous travelogue. Relevant for
anybody interested in Asia travels and colored plate books of the
19th century We were six white men in all - Our intention was to
march from Simla due north to Le, the capital of Ladak; thence
west-ward to Sree-nuggur, the capital of Kashmir; thence in a
south-easterly direction via Chumba, and Kangra back to Simla, - in
all, a circuit considerably over one thousand miles. This scheme
was carried out in its integrity by only two of the party. For
travellers who, like us, were anxious to see as much as possible in
three short months, and were not disinclined to rough it, I can
conceive no better route, leading us as it did through every
vicissitude of Himalayan scenery, over the high table-lands of
Thibetan Tartary, into the verdant vale of Kashmir, and so back
through the tamer but scarcely less beautiful scenery of the lower
ranges of the Himalaya, to the, tea-planted slopes of the Kangra
valley, at which point the traveller may consider his wanderings in
what has been called the Alpine Punjab at an end.' This excerpt
from the opening of "Travels in Ladakh, Tartary, and Kashmir" by
Lieutenant General Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens offers a taste of this
extraordinary book , originally published in 1862. Studio
Orientalia's edition of this famous travelogue is based on the rare
first edition published by Saunders Otley & Co. The text has
been retyped and newly formatted according to the original, with 12
coloured plates, 2 of them folding panoramas in original size,
numerous line-drawn illustrations and decorations to the text,
included.
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