Journey From Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and - Malaba

Klappentext In 1800 Lord Wellesley, the British Governor General of India, appointed the surgeon and botanist Francis Buchanan (1762-1829) to conduct a survey of the kingdom of Mysore in the south of the country, which had recently been annexed by the East India Company. In the resulting three-volume report, first published in 1807, Buchanan (later known as Francis Hamilton) records the physical and human geography of this large area of southern India. He describes the agriculture, arts and commerce, indigenous religions and customs, natural history and society and antiquities of the regions through which he travelled, and illustrates his text with a map and engravings. Volume 3 describes Buchanan's travels through the western coastal region of Canara, and his return across central Mysore to Madras. It contains an appendix on the state of commercial manufacturing in the region, the destinations of exports, and details of imports by land and sea. Zusammenfassung In 1800 the East India Company surgeon Francis Buchanan (1762–1829) was appointed to survey the kingdom of Mysore in southern India, which had recently come under British control. His three-volume report was published in 1807. Volume 3 focuses on the region of Canara, and on Mysore's imports and exports. Inhaltsverzeichnis 14. Journey through the southern parts of Canara; 15. Journey from Mangalore to Beiduru; 16. Journey through the northern parts of Canara; 17. Journey from the entrance into Karnata to Hyder-nagara, through the principalities of Soonda and Ikeri; 18. Journey from Hyder-nagara to Heriuru, through the principalities of Ikeri and Chatrakal; 19. Journey from Hetiuru to Seringapatam, through the western and middle parts of the Mysore Dominions; 20. Journey from Seringapatam to Madras; Appendix; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Francis Buchanan, Buchanan Francis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108178051
• ISBN: 978-1-108-17805-1
• No. of pages: 606
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History; A Journey from Madras through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, TRAVEL / Asia / India & South Asia, India, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Asian History, Classic Travel Writing, HISTORY / Asia / South / India