Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, in Ladakh and Kashmir, in Peshawar, Kabul, Kunduz, and Bokhara, by Mr. William ... 1819 to 1825, Vol. 2 of 2

by William Moorcroft

Excerpt from Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, in Ladakh and Kashmir, in Peshawar, Kabul, Kunduz, and Bokhara, by Mr. William Moorcroft and Mr. George Trebeck, From 1819 to 1825

From Saspula we proceeded along the skirts of the clay-hills on our right, and ascended to a single house, surrounded by cultivation,where the two roads from Bagzo to Himis reunite.

520 pages, Paperback

Published August 24, 2018

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[Qb · Rating 5 out of 5]

This memorable book is not a travelogue but a treasure trove of unique and original information on a great variety of subjects about the India of early nineteenth century. This a narrative of some great travels ever undertaken of areas which were hitherto hidden from history. The travels under the service of the dreaded East India Company took William Moorcrof, the great explorer born in 1767 England to the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Punjab, Ladakh and Kashmir, Peshawar, Kabul, Kunduz and Bokhara. The period stretched from 1819 to 1825. Sadly it has not been accorded the due value. “ William Moorcraft is probably the most undervalued traveller in the whole history of Asian exploration...”