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The Vale of Kashmir seen under a cloud 1875, 1875-06 - 1875-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022MM

Scope and Contents

Manuscript narrative of a two-month hunting expedition in June-July 1875 undertaken by three army officers 'under a cloud' as they travelled without official passes of the Kashmir Government, hence the pseudonyms of 'Colonel Jones' and 'Major Robinson'. The third, 'General Brown' did not complete the journey. 'Major Robinson' was Hubert Richard Lovett (1854-1908), then a Lieutenant in the 60th Rifles. They journeyed from Sialkot into the Pir Panjal... range, along the Jhelum River and finished at Murree. The jocular narrative occupies 48 pages, and is followed by 'Six weeks in a French Vicarage by Hubert Richard Lovett' (19 pp.). Ten of the photographs are inserted in the former, the other in the latter. 1,2 and 4 relate directly to the expedition, 3 and 5-10 are purchased items from Frith's series.

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Dates

  • Creation: 1875-06 - 1875-07

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 volume(s) (11 images in 1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

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