Beschreibung:
This bestselling 1834 work describes the activities, both diplomatic and covert, of Alexander Burnes in central Asia.
Introduction; 1. Arrival of presents from the king of England; 2. Tatta described; 3. Departure from Hydrabad; 4. Quit Bukkur; 5. Voyage in the country of the Seiks; 6. Enter Lahore; Memoir on the Indus and its Tributary Rivers in the Punjab: 1. A general view of the Indus; 2. A comparison of the Indus and Ganges; 3. On Sinde; 4. On the mouths of the Indus; 5. On the delta of the Indus; 6. The Indus from Tatta to Hydrabad; 7. The Indus from Hydrabad to Sehwun; 8. The Indus from Sehwun to Bukkur; 9. The Indus from Bukkur; 10. The Indus from Mittun to Attok; 11. The Chenab, or Acesines, joined by the Sutlege, or Hesudrus; 12. On Bhawul Khan's country; 13. The Punjab; 14. The Chenab joined by the Ravee; 15. The Ravee below Lahore; 16. A memoir of the eastern branch of the Indus, and the Run of Cutch.