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A Voyage To Cochinchina, In The Years 1792 And 1793 - Containing A General View Of The Valuable Productions And The Political Importance Of This Flourishing Kingdom

by John Barrow

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 Later famous as Second Secretary to the Admiralty and a supporter of Arctic exploration, Sir John Barrow (1764â€"1848) joined Lord Macartney's British embassy to China in 1792â€"4. During this time he visited Cochinchina (now Vietnam). This 1806 illustrated travelogue covers the embassy's voyage via Brazil and Java.
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From Pekin To Calais By Land

by Harry De Windt

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 Filled with anecdotes and observations (occasionally tinged with condescension), this 1889 book is an entertaining account not only of the journey but of the lands, people and customs that de Windt and his companion encountered while travelling overland from Beijing to the coast of France.
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Lhasa And Its Mysteries - With A Record Of The Expedition Of 1903â€“1904

by L. Austine Waddell

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 Laurence Austine Waddell (1854â€"1938) served in the Indian Medical Service, which took him to Darjeeling, Burma and Tibet. Illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings, this 1905 publication presents his eyewitness account of the recent British expedition to Tibet. Later chapters vividly portray the city of Lhasa and its inhabitants.
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Among The Himalayas

by L. Austine Waddell

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 Laurence Austine Waddell (1854â€"1938) spent twenty-five years as a medical officer in the colonial Indian Medical Service. This 1899 publication presents his colourful account of jungles, snakes, glaciers, yaks, dizzying mountain ridges, rickety bamboo bridges, tribal peoples and unfamiliar food. Illustrated throughout, it anticipates the trekking industry of today.
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Nine Years In Nipon - Sketches Of Japanese Life And Manners

by Henry Faulds

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 The Scottish doctor Henry Faulds (1843â€"1930) is remembered for his role in the development of fingerprinting as a forensic tool. This 1885 work, recording his time as a surgeon in the mission hospital at Tsukiji, near Tokyo, is an engaging account of Japanese life, customs, geography and natural history.
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Account Of A Voyage Of Discovery To The West Coast Of Corea, And The Great Loo-Choo Island - With An Appendix, Containing Charts, And Various Hydrographical And Scientific Notices And A Vocabulary Of The Loo-Choo Language

by Basil Hall

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 Basil Hall (1788â€"1844) commanded the brig HMS Lyra as part of Lord Amherst's 1816 embassy to the Qing court in China. This 1818 account describes the mission's visits to the west coast of Korea and to Okinawa. Richly illustrated, the book describes the local cultures, languages and geography.
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Letters From India

by Emily Eden

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 Emily Eden's childhood prepared her well for her role as companion to her brother, the Governor-General of India, but the observant and sharp-tongued Eden (1797â€"1869) never censored her letters for the sake of diplomacy. This two-volume collection, edited by her niece Eleanor Eden, was published posthumously in 1872.
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The History Of Kamtschatka, And The Kurilski Islands, With The Countries Adjacent

by Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov

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 In 1755, naturalist Stepan Krasheninnikov published this account of an expedition to Kamchatka in 1733â€"43 to extend scientific and geographical knowledge of eastern lands. Published in English translation in 1764, the work is a fascinating and detailed account of a huge area virtually unknown to the western world.
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An Account Of An Embassy To The Court Of The Teshoo Lama, In Tibet - Containing A Narrative Of A Journey Through Bootan, And Part Of Tibet

by Samuel Turner; Illustration: Samuel Davis

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 In 1783, at the opportunity presented by a new Panchen Lama, Samuel Turner (1759â€"1802) led a deputation from Bengal to Tibet and Bhutan in the hope of promoting British-Indian trade. Originally published in 1800, his insightful first-hand description of these countries remained the only such English-language work for decades.
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Frozen Asia - A Sketch Of Modern Siberia Together With An Account Of The Native Tribes Inhabiting That Region

by Charles H. Eden

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 Recommended to nineteenth-century readers as a 'neat little volume', Charles H. Eden's 1879 account of Siberia combines the conventions of a gazetteer with accounts of flora and fauna, 'native races', 'trade and manufactures' and 'recent explorations'. It should fascinate geologists, geographers, and historians of anthropology in equal measure.
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A Personal Narrative Of A Visit To Ghuzni, Kabul, And Afghanistan, And Of A Residence At The Court Of Dost Mohamed - With Notices Of Runjit Sing, Khiva, And The Russian Expedition

by Godfrey Thomas Vigne

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 This is an important early description of Afghanistan, published in 1840 by the barrister and traveller Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1801â€"63), perhaps the first Englishman to reach Kabul. It is a compelling account of a remote but strategically significant country and its local life and customs.
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Travels In Kashmir And The Panjab - Containing A Particular Account Of The Government And Character Of The Sikhs

by Karl Alexander Von Hugel

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 First published in German, this travelogue of an Austrian baron's experiences in India was translated into English in 1845. The book was among the first western accounts of Kashmir, and the author was awarded a medal from the Royal Geographical Society for his exploration of the region.
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Through The Heart Of Asia - Over The Pamir To India

by Gabriel Bonvalot

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 French explorer, author and legislator Gabriel Bonvalot (1853â€"1933) received funding from the French government to lead expeditions to Central Asia in the 1880s. This 1889 work is an account of the second Asian expedition. In Volume 2 the expedition reaches Chatral and is again imprisoned but eventually reaches India.
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Across Thibet - Being A Translation Of De Paris Au Tonkin A Travers Le Tibet Inconnu

by Gabriel Bonvalot

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 French explorer, author and legislator Gabriel Bonvalot (1853â€"1933) undertook several expeditions to Central Asia. This two-volume work, published in 1891, tells of Bonvalot's journey across Europe and Asia to French Indochina in 1889â€"90. In Volume 1 the expedition reaches Tibet via Russia and Siberia, despite arduous travelling conditions.
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Journeys In North China, Manchuria, And Eastern Mongolia - With Some Account Of Corea

by Alexander Williamson

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 Alexander Williamson (1829â€"90) was a Scottish missionary and agent of the National Bible Society of Scotland. This learned and discursive two-volume travelogue, first published in 1870, records his observations during extensive travels that took him through northern China, Mongolia and Manchuria while propagating the Bible in Chinese script.
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Journeys In North China, Manchuria, And Eastern Mongolia - With Some Account Of Corea

by Alexander Williamson

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 Alexander Williamson (1829â€"90) was a Scottish missionary and agent of the National Bible Society of Scotland. This learned and discursive two-volume travelogue, first published in 1870, records his observations during extensive travels that took him through northern China, Mongolia and Manchuria while propagating the Bible in Chinese script.
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Our Visit To Hindostan, Kashmir And Ladakh

by Harriet Murray Aynsley

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 This 1879 work by Harriet Murray Aynsley (1827?â€"98) is a fascinating example of women's travel writing at the height of the British Empire. It records her experiences and impressions of nineteenth-century northern and central India, including historical background and anecdotes.
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Travels In Peru And India - While Superintending The Collection Of Chinchona Plants And Seeds In South America, And Their Introduction Into India

by Clements R. Markham

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 By the mid-nineteenth century, the bark of the cinchona tree was widely sought after. It contained quinine, an effective malarial treatment much needed in tropical climates. However, it was indigenous only to Peru. This book, first published in 1862, tells the remarkable story behind the cinchona's introduction to India.
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Arabia, Egypt, India - A Narrative Of Travel

by Isabel Burton

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 A distinguished and accomplished writer, Lady Isabel Burton (1831â€"96) published in 1879 a colourful, humorous and intimate observational account of her and her husband's voyage through the Middle East and west of India. Her personal political opinions and colourful cultural descriptions afford unique insight into nineteenth-century world affairs.
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Western Himalaya And Tibet - A Narrative Of A Journey Through The Mountains Of Northern India, During The Years 1847â€“8

by Thomas Thomson

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 In 1847, the intrepid explorer and naturalist Thomas Thomson (1817â€"78) went on a perilous eighteen-month journey to define the boundary between Kashmir and Chinese Tibet. His valuable contribution to the geography, geology and botany of the western Himalayas was published in 1852.
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An Account Of The Interior Of Ceylon, And Of Its Inhabitants - With Travels In That Island

by John Davy

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 John Davy (1790â€"1868), an army surgeon, published this work in 1821, based on interviews and observations during a four-year visit. Containing an overview of the island's natural history and the culture of its people, along with an account of Davy's travels, the work offers insights into early nineteenth-century Ceylon.
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Journal Of A Tour Through Part Of The Snowy Range Of The Himala Mountains, And To The Sources Of The Rivers Jumna And Ganges

by James Baillie Fraser

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 Scottish explorer and author James Baillie Fraser (1783â€"1856) published this account of his Himalayan journey in 1820. Part I begins with a historical sketch of Nepal, and the remainder of the book describes Fraser's travels through previously inaccessible mountainous areas to the sources of the rivers Jumna and Ganges.
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A Descriptive Dictionary Of The Indian Islands And Adjacent Countries

by John Crawfurd

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 John Crawfurd (1783â€"1868), an East India Company administrator, published this work in 1856. Focusing primarily on Java, Malay, Siam and the Philippines, this account of the culture, politics, language and geography of the region, presented concisely and alphabetically, remains an informative source on the Victorian understanding of South-East Asia.
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The History Of Sumatra - Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs, And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants

by William Marsden

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 Displaying a profound understanding of the local flora, fauna, history and people, William Marsden (1754â€"1836) provides an important account of a little-known part of Indonesia. Illustrated with botanical drawings, maps and local scenes, the third edition of 1811 is reissued here.
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