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Bücher der Reihe Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

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  • - Impressions from Japan
    von Reginald John Farrer
    47,00 €

    First published in 1904, this work describes the expeditions of the horticulturalist Reginald J. Farrer (1880-1920) in Asia. His accounts of new flora, and especially of rock gardens, influenced English gardening style, and the legacy of his writings and plant introductions remains significant today.

  • von Walter Henry Medhurst & Medhurst Walter Henry
    41,00 €

  • von Harry De Windt
    73,00 €

    Filled with anecdotes and observations (occasionally tinged with condescension), this 1889 book is an entertaining account not only of the journey but of the lands, people and customs that de Windt and his companion encountered while travelling overland from Beijing to the coast of France.

  • - A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country
    von Isabella Bird
    47,00 - 53,00 €

    Isabella Bird (Mrs Bishop, 1831-1904) wrote best-selling travel books on America, Hawaii, the Far East and Persia. This two-volume work, published in 1898, arose from Bird's travels in Korea and China between 1894 and 1897. She provides vivid descriptions of the Korean people, their way of life and customs.

  • - Being a Translation of De Paris au Tonkin a travers le Tibet inconnu
    von Gabriel Bonvalot
    41,00 €

    French explorer, author and legislator Gabriel Bonvalot (1853-1933) undertook several expeditions to Central Asia. This two-volume work, published in 1891, tells of Bonvalot's journey across Europe and Asia to French Indochina in 1889-90. In Volume 1 the expedition reaches Tibet via Russia and Siberia, despite arduous travelling conditions.

  • - Including his Voyages, Travels, Adventures, Speculations, Successes and Failures
    von James Silk Buckingham
    53,00 - 59,00 €

    James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) was a writer who travelled extensively and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. He served as an M.P., and was a supporter of political and social reforms. His two volumes of autobiography appeared in 1855.

  • von Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov
    51,00 €

    In 1755, naturalist Stepan Krasheninnikov published this account of an expedition to Kamchatka in 1733-43 to extend scientific and geographical knowledge of eastern lands. Published in English translation in 1764, the work is a fascinating and detailed account of a huge area virtually unknown to the western world.

  • - Containing an Account of the Manners, Customs, etc of the Natives, with a Geographical Description of the Country
    von Paolino da San Bartholomaeo
    64,00 €

    The Carmelite missionary Paolino da San Bartolomeo (1748-1806) arrived in India in 1776. A noted orientalist, he was among the first to note the relationship between Sanskrit and European languages. Published in 1800, this English translation of a 1796 work presents his observations on Indian geography, language and culture.

  • - Containing a Narrative of a Journey through Bootan, and Part of Tibet
    von Samuel Turner
    80,00 €

    In 1783, at the opportunity presented by a new Panchen Lama, Samuel Turner (1759-1802) led a deputation from Bengal to Tibet and Bhutan in the hope of promoting British-Indian trade. Originally published in 1800, his insightful first-hand description of these countries remained the only such English-language work for decades.

  • - Containing a General View of the Valuable Productions and the Political Importance of This Flourishing Kingdom
    von John Barrow
    71,00 €

    Later famous as Second Secretary to the Admiralty and a supporter of Arctic exploration, Sir John Barrow (1764-1848) joined Lord Macartney's British embassy to China in 1792-4. During this time he visited Cochinchina (now Vietnam). This 1806 illustrated travelogue covers the embassy's voyage via Brazil and Java.

  • - And Afterwards during a Journey on Foot across that Country in the Years 1857-8
    von Edward Brown
    46,00 €

    Sailor Edward Brown had taken command of a Chinese-crewed ship when it was captured by pirates. In this engaging account, published in 1861, Brown recounts his months in captivity and the places he was taken, giving a vivid picture of Cochin-China (Vietnam) during the Second Opium War (1856-60).

  • - Containing an Account of the Government, Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Native Inhabitants
    von William Marsden
    79,00 €

    Displaying a profound understanding of the local flora, fauna, history and people, William Marsden (1754-1836) provides an important account of a little-known part of Indonesia. Illustrated with botanical drawings, maps and local scenes, the third edition of 1811 is reissued here.

  • - Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills; with a Short Notice of the East India Company's Tea Plantations in the Himalaya Mountains
    von Robert Fortune
    59,00 €

    The botanist Robert Fortune (1813-80) was sent to China by the East India Company in 1848 in order to obtain tea samples for the plantations in the Himalayas. This account of his adventures there, first published in 1852, provides a glimpse into his enchanting and often bizarre experiences.

  • - An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of the Head-Hunters between the Years 1913 and 1917
    von Carl Lumholtz
    41,00 - 53,00 €

    Norwegian explorer Carl Lumholtz (1851-1922) wrote the influential ethnographic studies Among Cannibals and Unknown Mexico after his journeys through Australia and Mexico. This two-volume account of his last expedition was originally published in 1920. Volume 1 includes an overview of Borneo and details of the ceremonies of native tribes.

  • - A Residence in Hong-Kong, and Visits to Other Islands in the Chinese Seas
    von Arthur Cunynghame
    52,00 - 53,00 €

    This two-volume 1844 work is a memoir of the tour of duty of Captain Arthur Cunynghame (1812-84) in China as aide-de-camp to Major-General Lord Saltoun, Commander of the East India Company's troops there. His observations of 'a country that is so strange and new to all Europe' are fascinating.

  • - Over the Pamir to India
    von Gabriel Bonvalot
    41,00 €

    French explorer, author and legislator Gabriel Bonvalot (1853-1933) received funding from the French government to lead expeditions to Central Asia in the 1880s. This 1889 work is an account of the second Asian expedition. In Volume 2 the expedition reaches Chatral and is again imprisoned but eventually reaches India.

  • - Including a Residence There, and Voyage Home, in the Years 1825, 26, 27, and 28
    von Anne Katharine Curteis Elwood
    53,00 - 59,00 €

    A pioneering piece of travel writing, Anne Katharine Elwood's Narrative of a Journey Overland (1830) describes sights from cathedrals to pyramids, and deserts to termites. Volume 1 covers her journey to Bombay via France, Italy and Egypt, and constitutes a unique account of interest to travellers and historians alike.

  • - With Travels in that Island
    von John Davy
    81,00 €

    John Davy (1790-1868), an army surgeon, published this work in 1821, based on interviews and observations during a four-year visit. Containing an overview of the island's natural history and the culture of its people, along with an account of Davy's travels, the work offers insights into early nineteenth-century Ceylon.

  • von John Crawfurd
    59,00 €

    John Crawfurd (1783-1868), an East India Company administrator, published this work in 1856. Focusing primarily on Java, Malay, Siam and the Philippines, this account of the culture, politics, language and geography of the region, presented concisely and alphabetically, remains an informative source on the Victorian understanding of South-East Asia.

  • - and of the Journey of Thomas Manning to Lhasa
    von George Bogle
    71,00 €

    First published in 1876, this volume contains first-hand accounts of the first voyages to Tibet by British diplomat George Bogle (1747-1781) and scholar Thomas Manning (1772-1840). Edited by prolific writer Sir Clements Markham (1830-1916) this volume includes a detailed introduction with biographies of the two adventurers.

  • - Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East
    von Marco Polo
    72,00 €

    The Book of Ser Marco Polo is an edition of the famous travelogue describing the travels of Marco Polo through Asia, Persia, China and Indonesia between 1271 and 1291. It was edited by the prominent nineteenth-century geographer Henry Yule and was considered an authoritative source on Polo's travels.

  • - The Narrative of a Journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah
    von Sir Henry Yule & William John Gill
    64,00 - 71,00 €

    William Gill was an explorer and officer in the Royal Engineers, who used his large inheritance to finance explorations of remote countries. This two volume work, published in 1880, describes his expedition from Sichuan along the eastern Tibetan border to Burma. Volume 1 focuses on the area around Chengdu, China.

  • - With Sketches of Anglo-Indian Society
    von Emma Roberts
    47,00 - 53,00 €

    Emma Roberts' three-volume work, published in 1835, engagingly covers a wide variety of aspects of India's social, political, religious, and domestic culture, as well its natural history. Written at the height of the East India Company's power, this is an important resource for researchers of colonialism or women's writing.

  • von Alicia E. Neve Little
    55,00 €

    A detailed and delightfully descriptive work from the author Alicia Little, who became famous for leading the movement against the Chinese custom of foot-binding in the late nineteenth century. The book is fully illustrated throughout.

  • von T. M. Morris
    47,00 €

    First published in 1892, this captivating book charts the journey of two Baptist missionaries through the Shantung and Shansi provinces of China during the winter of 1890. With a preface by Glover and a map of the area traversed, this book provides a detailed account of missionary life in China.

  • von Emily Eden
    46,00 - 53,00 €

    Emily Eden's childhood prepared her well for her role as companion to her brother, the Governor-General of India, but the observant and sharp-tongued Eden (1797-1869) never censored her letters for the sake of diplomacy. This two-volume collection, edited by her niece Eleanor Eden, was published posthumously in 1872.

  • - With Some Account of Corea
    von Alexander Williamson
    59,00 - 64,00 €

    Alexander Williamson (1829-90) was a Scottish missionary and agent of the National Bible Society of Scotland. This learned and discursive two-volume travelogue, first published in 1870, records his observations during extensive travels that took him through northern China, Mongolia and Manchuria while propagating the Bible in Chinese script.

  • von Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
    66,00 - 72,00 €

    In 1676, Jean Baptiste Tavernier (1605-89), French merchant, traveller and pioneer of trade with India, published an account of his journey through India. This two-volume translation, published in 1889 by Irish geologist Valentine Ball (1843-94), includes a biographical sketch of the author, notes and appendices.

  • von Henry Morton Stanley
    54,00 - 59,00 €

    Published in 1895, these two volumes contain Henry Morton Stanley's early journalistic writings during his travels in America and Asia from 1867 to 1869. Stanley is best-known for his subsequent African explorations, but these early works reveal much about his character and future ambitions.

  • von Francois Bernier
    41,00 - 54,00 €

    Narrating in detail grand events and quotidian anecdotes, and observing religious practices and customs, Francois Bernier provides a Eurocentric perspective on northern India, its people, and its places. Brock's interventions as translator affirm that perspective while drawing attention to Britain's presence in India and adding explanatory details to Bernier's account.

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