Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, In Ladakh and Kashmir, In Peshawar, Kabul, Kunduz, and Bokhara, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, In Ladakh and Kashmir, In Peshawar, Kabul, Kunduz, and Bokhara, Vol. 1 of 2 Some attempts, it is true, have been made of late years to supply the deficiency, especially on the part Of Russia, which has an obvious interest in acquiring a correct acquaintance with the districts along her southern frontier, Whether for the exten sion of science, of commerce, of in¿uence, or of power. The whole amount of her efforts we can not well appreciate, from the very little conver sancy that exists in this country with Russian lite rature. According to a competent authority articles relating to northern and central Asia are of daily appearance in the periodical journals of Russia, and we have in the more important tra vels of Mouravief, M eyendor¿', and Tim kowaki, sufficient proofs of activity and intelligence at work upon either extremity of a long and important line. The commendable advance thus made by Russia from the north should be met by a corresponding movement from the south, and the government of British India, without being actuated by either illi beral jealousy or unworthy apprehensions, ought. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.