Author

FERRIER, Joseph Pierce.

Title

Caravan journeys and wanderings
in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan, and Beloochistan; with historical notices of the countries lying between Russia and India. Translated from the original unpublished manuscript by Capt. William Jesse. Edited by H.D. Seymour.

Published, Date

John Murray, London1857.

Description

Second edition. 8vo., frontispiece, 2 wood-engraved plates, 2 maps, contemporary green polished calf gilt, red morocco letteing piece, raised bands, marbled edges, a fine copy. Provenance: Benjamin French, Eton College leaving present, 1864.

Note

The author was a French officer who was seconded to the Persian army but removed from his post through Russian intrigues in 1843. In 1845 he left Baghdad to pursue his fortune in Lahore where several of his countrymen were serving under Runjeet Singh. He was one of the earliest Europeans to give an account of the parts of Afghanistan and central Asia through which he passed. He also gives an interesting French perspective on the British activities in that region.

References

Ghani p129; Yakushi F45a.

Stock Number

83096