{"product_id":"travels-into-bokhara-being-the-account-of-a-journey-from-india-to-cabool-tartary-and-persia-also-narrative-of-a-voyage-on-the-indus-from-the-sea-to-lahore-with-presents-from-the-king-of-great-britain-paperback-9781108075480","title":"Travels into Bokhara; Being the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, from the Sea to Lahore, with Presents from the King of Great Britain (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108075480","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels into Bokhara\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, from the Sea to Lahore, with Presents from the King of Great Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis bestselling 1834 work describes the activities, both diplomatic and covert, of Alexander Burnes in central Asia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander Burnes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108075480, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e364 pages, 4 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAged sixteen, Alexander Burnes (1805–41) took up a post in the Bombay army, and speedily learned both Hindustani and Persian. His skills led him to political work, and he himself proposed a covert expedition to Bukhara, to survey the country, but also to observe the expansionist activities of the Russians in central Asia. In 1832, he set off, with an army doctor, and two Indians as surveyor and secretary. They travelled in local dress and adopted whatever personas a situation required. Having reached Bukhara, they continued overland to the Caspian Sea, and then to Tehran, returning to Bombay by sea in 1833. This three-volume account of his adventures, published in 1834, was an instant bestseller. Volume 3 is an account of Burnes' earlier diplomatic mission up the Indus to Lahore in 1831. He continued his diplomatic activities in Afghanistan, but was murdered there by a mob in 1841.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Arrival of presents from the king of England\u003cbr\u003e 2. Tatta described\u003cbr\u003e 3. Departure from Hydrabad\u003cbr\u003e 4. Quit Bukkur\u003cbr\u003e 5. Voyage in the country of the Seiks\u003cbr\u003e 6. Enter Lahore\u003cbr\u003e Memoir on the Indus and its Tributary Rivers in the Punjab: 1. A general view of the Indus\u003cbr\u003e 2. A comparison of the Indus and Ganges\u003cbr\u003e 3. On Sinde\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the mouths of the Indus\u003cbr\u003e 5. On the delta of the Indus\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Indus from Tatta to Hydrabad\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Indus from Hydrabad to Sehwun\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Indus from Sehwun to Bukkur\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Indus from Bukkur\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Indus from Mittun to Attok\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Chenab, or Acesines, joined by the Sutlege, or Hesudrus\u003cbr\u003e 12. On Bhawul Khan's country\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Punjab\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Chenab joined by the Ravee\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Ravee below Lahore\u003cbr\u003e 16. A memoir of the eastern branch of the Indus, and the Run of Cutch.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266191544600,"sku":"9781108075480","price":35.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108075480i.jpg?v=1696751555","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-into-bokhara-being-the-account-of-a-journey-from-india-to-cabool-tartary-and-persia-also-narrative-of-a-voyage-on-the-indus-from-the-sea-to-lahore-with-presents-from-the-king-of-great-britain-paperback-9781108075480","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}