LUMSDEN, MAJ H. B.
THE MISSION TO KANDAHAR
Year: 1860
Size: 7 x 10 inches
First EditionYear: 1860
Size: 18 x 25.5 cm (7 x 10 inches)
Printed by C B Lewis 1860.
No. of Printed Pages: v+282 Pages
One Plan of Kaltat - i - ghilzie fort, one large folded map or sketch of Kaffiristan and one half page sketch of the native of Kandahar created during the mission
This book contains Major H. B. Lumsden’s detailed résumé of the Kandhar Mission, submitted to the Secretary of the Chief Commissioner of the Punjab in 1858. It sets out one hundred points outlining his observations on Afghanistan, its political conditions, the character and policies of its rulers, and the organisation and capabilities of its army. The work also reflects the broader strategic concerns of the British-Indian frontier during the mid-nineteenth century, especially in relation to Kandhar and the surrounding regions. Added later is the supplementary report of the 1856 expedition into Upper Membrane and Koorum, along with its appendices, which further strengthens the value of the volume as a historical and administrative record.
BINDING: Handsome binding of blue cloth boards with decorative embossed detailing, blue leather spine richly gilt, and beautiful blue and silver marbled endpapers.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
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