Author: H.H. Wilson
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5877224336
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 519
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Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, in Ladakh and Kashmir, in Peshawar, Kabul, Kunduz, and Bokhara. By William Moorcroft (1767-1825) and George Trebeck, from 1819 to 1825. Two volumes. Prepared for the press, from original journals and correspondence, bu Horace Hayman Wilson.
Author: William Moorcroft
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Category : Asia, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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William Moorcroft (1767-1825) was a veterinary surgeon who, after maintaining a veterinary practice for a time in London, was engaged in 1807 by the East India Company to manage its breeding of horses. He arrived in India in 1808 and took charge of the company's stud operations at Pusa, Bengal. In 1811 and 1812 he undertook journeys to the northwest in search of larger and better stud horses than he was able to find in India. In July 1812 he crossed the Himalayas to become one of the first Europeans to enter Tibet by this route. By this time, his interests had expanded from the procurement of horses to include the opening of trade relations between Central Asia and Great Britain and the projection of British influence beyond the northwest of British India to counter what he saw as a growing Russian presence in the region. In May 1819 Moorcroft received permission from the East India Company to travel to Bukhara (in present-day Uzbekistan). He reached the city in February 1825 after a more than five-year journey that took him to Ladakh, Kashmir, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, into Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass, and through Kabul and Kunduz to his ultimate destination. He began his return journey to India in July 1825, but died of fever in Balkh, Afghanistan, on August 27. Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab is Moorcroft's account of his journey of 1819-25. It was posthumously edited and published by Horace Wilson, professor of Sanskrit at the University of Oxford and a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, based on Moorcroft's voluminous notebooks and correspondence. Volume one is devoted entirely to Moorcroft's journey to and residence in Ladakh. Volume two completes the account of Moorcroft's time in Ladakh and recounts his journey to Kashmir, Kabul, and Bukhara. The book contains a detailed map of Central Asia compiled and drawn by the London mapmaker John Arrowsmith, based mainly on the field notes of George Trebeck, a young Englishman who accompanied Moorcroft on the journey and who recorded geographical details measured in paces combined with compass bearings.
Author: William Moorcroft
Publisher:
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Category : Himalaya Mountains
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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Author: William Moorcroft
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: William Moorcroft
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Category : Asia, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 459
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Author: William Moorcroft
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368946005
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 522
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.
Author: William Moorcroft
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120604971
Category : Asia, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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In Punjab, Ladakh And Kashmir, In Peshawar, Kabul, Kunduz And Bokhara From 1819 To 1825.
Author: William Moorcroft
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ISBN: 9788179760208
Category : Asia, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Author: Horace Hayman Wilson
Publisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780342250646
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: William Moorcroft
Publisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780341781622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
