Kashmir

Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, Kashmir, London: Adam & Charles Black, 1917

283 pages with 70 colour plate illustrations by Major Edward Molyneux, captioned on the tissue guards, pull-out map at the end of the volume; publisher’s maroon cloth-covered boards with gold stamping of the title on the front cover and along the spine, decorated by an intricate design in three colour (blue, green, and yellow) on the front cover and spine, top edges gilt
9 x 6.75 x 1.75 in (23 x 17 x 4.4 cm)

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE (1863 –1942) was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer. He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, led by him, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy. Younghusband held positions including British commissioner to Tibet and President of the Royal Geographical Society. (Source: Wikipedia)

'Kashmir' was written whilst the author was serving in Kashmir. It was written at the request of Major Edward Molyneux, who illustrated the work in watercolours, wishing to describe his faithfully depicted scenes of Kashmir. In the work, Younghusband describes the natural beauty of Kashmir, and proclaims his love for the region and its history. The author describes the beauty of the scenery and seasons of Kashmir, the travel, history, the valleys, places of interest, people, sport, products, mountains, and much more throughout the work. In 1906, he settled in Kashmir as the British representative for the British Army.

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