Travels In Kashmir, Ladak, Iskardo,

£950 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

with the large map Vigne travelled extensively in Northern India in the years 1834 to 1838. Although a private traveller, he mapped the country through which he travelled, and also collected details on the shawl wool trade of Tibet. A valuable view of Northern and Western India immediately before the establishment of British supremacy. Second edition; 2 vols, 8vo, xlviii, 406; x, 463 pp., 2 maps (1 large folding map with neat repairs), 11 full-page lithographed plates (spotted), sketch-map, text vignettes, original brown blind-stamped cloth gilt, neatly rebacked preserving spines, hinges repaired, slightly marked, early ownership inscription of Henry Gillum Webb dated 1875 to titles, a good copy. Czech (Asian), p219; Ghani p384; Marshall 729; Yakushi V90.

• Binding: Hardcover

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