Travels in Kashmir and the Panjab
Containing a Particular Account of the Government and Character of the Sikhs

An Austrian baron's 1845 travelogue of his experiences in India - one of the first western books on the Kashmir region.

Karl Alexander von Hügel (Author), T. B. Jervis (Edited and translated by)

9781108046497, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 September 2012

562 pages, 6 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.82 kg

Written by Austrian baron Karl Alexander Anselm von Hügel (1795–1870), this travelogue was one of the first western books published on the Kashmir region. Von Hügel, who worked as a soldier, diplomat, botanist, explorer and ethnologist at various stages in his life, embarked on a trip to India in the 1830s as part of an extensive world tour. His account of his time in Kashmir and the Punjab was first published in German as a four-volume edition from 1840. He aimed to 'lift the veil' on Kashmir in an attempt to resolve the contentious reputation among Europeans of this unfamiliar region, and the book serves as a thorough guide to its history, geography, climate, culture and politics. This English translation and abridgement was prepared by Thomas Best Jervis (1796–1857) and published in 1845. Also included in this reissue is a biography that the author's son, Anatole von Hügel, privately published in 1903.

Editor's preface
Author's preface
Introduction
1. Preparations for the journey
2. The Panjab
3. Confines of India and Tibet
4. Arrival at Kashmír
5. The Gurú or Sikh priest
6. Approach to Atok
7. Approach to the Sikh capital
8. Entrance to Lahor
9. Early history of Ranjít Singh's ancestors
10. Journey homeward
11. Brief political and geographical remarks on the kingdom founded by Ranjít Singh, and on the Panjáb
Preface
List of illustrations
Events in the life of Charles von Hügel
Distinction conferred on Charles von Hügel
1. Inscription on the 'Hügeldenkmal'
2. Memorial address Julius Wiesner
3. Biographical sketch Alfred Baron von Reumont
4. In memoriam Lady Georgiana Fullerton
5. Presentation of the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society of London W. R. Hamilton
Notes.

Subject Areas: Asian history [HBJF]