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.

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- Date Published: September 2012
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108046497
- length: 562 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 32 mm
- weight: 0.82kg
- contains: 6 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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.
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Author
Karl Alexander von Hügel
Editor and Translator
T. B. Jervis
Contributors
Julius Wiesner, Alfred Baron von Reumont, Lady Georgiana Fullerton, W. R. Hamilton