Travels in Ladak, Tartary, Kashmir
London: Saunders, Otley, 1862. First. Hardcover. 367 pp, ill, large folding map frontis and large colored folding panorama before ch 1. Other tinted lithographs. Six soliders marched from Simla north to Le, capital of Ladak, then west to Sreenuggur, capital of Kashmir and southeasterly via Chumba and Kanga back to Simla. In all a circuit well over 1,000 miles. Two of the six men completed this trip. A most interesting and amazing journey for the time. VG in original blindstamped cloth. Actually were it not for one tear in outside spine the book would be VG+. VG. Item #2203
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