Author : G. T. Vigne
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ISBN 13 : 9781332037186
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (371 download)
Book Synopsis Travels in Kashmir, Ladak, Iskardo, Vol. 1 of 2 by : G. T. Vigne
Download or read book Travels in Kashmir, Ladak, Iskardo, Vol. 1 of 2 written by G. T. Vigne and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Travels in Kashmir, Ladak, Iskardo, Vol. 1 of 2: The Countries Adjoining the Mountain-Course of the Indus, and the Himalaya, North of the Panjab The late lamented Sir Alexander Burnes, in a letter dated Kabul, l6th September, 1841, wrote to me thus: - "I look out with great anxiety for your map and book relating to Cashmere and Gilghit, &c., by far the most interesting portion of your wanderings, and which will fill up a great blank." I have done my best in furtherance of the objects he alludes to. I have, of course, embodied my travels in one continued narrative, without unnecessary reference to the numbers of times and variety of seasons I have visited the same places. I have, for instance, three times crossed the mountains from the Panjab to Iskardo in Little Tibet, and have necessarily passed through Kashmir in my way. The Honourable the Court of Directors of the East India Company having given orders that the Map which accompanies these volumes should be engraved at their own expense, I take this opportunity of expressing my sense of their kindness and liberality in so doing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.