EditorialDuke and Duchess of Connaught in India, Rohra Valley in Summer. 2. Sopor, Himalayas in the Background. 3. Bazaar at Srinagar. 4. Temple on Takht-i-Suliman. 5. Heads of some Cashmere Game. 6. The Doongha, or Cashmere Boat 7. Departure of the Duke and Du...
EditorialKussowlie and the Plains Beyond. Sunrise. This view was sketched at sunrise from the right-hand side of the road. About 6,000 feet above sea level, Kasauli was the first hill-station on the ascent to Shimla (Simla) in the Himalayan foothills. Views in ...
EditorialFrom Bloomville. Simla Bazar and Jacko. The best view of Simla is from the top of the hill known as Jakko, which offers a grand panorama of the Himalayas. It is also famous for its temple to the Hindu god Hanuman. The Simla Bazaar is a vibrant spot, co...
EditorialLak?ma?a and Vibhī?a?a then attack Rāva?a. Lak?ma?a cuts off the head of his charioteer with his arrow, while Vibhī?a?a, with his club, kills Rāva?a’s horses. Rāva?a looses a great spear at Vibhī?a?a, which Lak?ma?...
EditorialComparison of mountain heights including Dhaulagiri in the Himalayas, Chimborazo, Mont Blanc, Mount Etna, and the mountain towns of Chota (Micuipampa), Quito, and Cinchoma. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch f...
EditorialThe story of the Ganges. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. In the bottom left of the folio Rama asks Visvamitra to tell him the story of the river Ganges. In the centre of this folio Himavat, the Lord of the mountains, is seated on a throne on an ic...
EditorialColumba leuconota, Print, The snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the genus Columba in the family Columbidae from hilly regions of central Asia. They are grey, black, pale brown and white birds, and two races are recognised; C. l. l...
EditorialAssemblage of Gurkhas. James Baillie Fraser explored the Himalayas in 1815 at the time when General Ochterlony had successfully campaigned against the Gurkhas, the dominant people of Nepal, where expansionist policy had brought them into conflict with ...