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JACQUEMONT, Victor (1801-1832). Letters from India; Describing a Journey in the British Dominions of India, Tibet, Lahore, and Cashmere, during the years 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831. London: Edward Churton, 1834.
2 volumes, 8o (223 x 140 mm). Lithographed portrait frontispiece, large folding map. Contemporary patterned boards, spines with printed paper label (chipping to lower joint of volume one, light rubbing to labels).
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of Jacquemont's record of his voyage to India. He traveled mainly in northern India and visited Cacutta, Delhi, Agra, Benares, the Himalayas and Tibet. Between 1831-1832 he visited the Punjab, Kashmir, Malabar, the Coast of Coromandel and Bombay. Jacquemont was one of the rising stars of French natural history, combining youth, genius and a rhapsodic love for nature. His continual exertions under difficult conditions led to an early death in the Himalayas. (2)
2 volumes, 8o (223 x 140 mm). Lithographed portrait frontispiece, large folding map. Contemporary patterned boards, spines with printed paper label (chipping to lower joint of volume one, light rubbing to labels).
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of Jacquemont's record of his voyage to India. He traveled mainly in northern India and visited Cacutta, Delhi, Agra, Benares, the Himalayas and Tibet. Between 1831-1832 he visited the Punjab, Kashmir, Malabar, the Coast of Coromandel and Bombay. Jacquemont was one of the rising stars of French natural history, combining youth, genius and a rhapsodic love for nature. His continual exertions under difficult conditions led to an early death in the Himalayas. (2)
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