. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . AUTHORITY TO MAJESTY THE QUEEN. THE INDIAN EMPIRE: HISTORY, TOPOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, CLIMATE, POPULATION, CHIEF CITIES AND PROVINCES ; TRIBUTARY AND PROTECTED STATES ; MILITARY POWER AND RESOURCES; RELIGION, EDUCATION, CRIME; LAND TENURES ; STAPLE PRODUCTS ; GOVERNMENT, FINANCE, AND COMMERCE. WITH A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE MUTINY OF THE BENGAL ARMY
. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce . AUTHORITY TO MAJESTY THE QUEEN. THE INDIAN EMPIRE: HISTORY, TOPOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, CLIMATE, POPULATION, CHIEF CITIES AND PROVINCES ; TRIBUTARY AND PROTECTED STATES ; MILITARY POWER AND RESOURCES; RELIGION, EDUCATION, CRIME; LAND TENURES ; STAPLE PRODUCTS ; GOVERNMENT, FINANCE, AND COMMERCE. WITH A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE MUTINY OF THE BENGAL ARMY ; OF THE INSURRECTION IN WESTERN INDIA ; AND AN EXPOSITION OF THE ALLEGED CAUSES. A- BY R. MONTGOMERY MARTIN, AUTHOR OF THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH COLONIES, F,TC. ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS, PORTRAITS, AND VIEWS. VOL. III. INDIA DELINEATED, IN A SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS EXHIBITING THE SCENERY OF THE HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS, ANDVIEWS OF THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN INDIA; WITH LETTERPRESS DESCRIPTIONS, BY MISS EMILY ROBERTS. THE LONDON PRLXTING AND PUBLLSHING COMPANY, LIMITED 97, 98, 99, & 100, ST. JOHN STRKKT. LONDON; AND f>i, DEY STREET, NEM YORK. J)s42(f> i/,<3. Q & a. m m ^ ?3^ fcy - Ui 3 ^S a ^ P nj :^ o =^ i^ P— P^ li— Ch © 1 t- 00 |UJ P « .^ tJ y «i3 THE INDIAN EMPIRE. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGRAVINGS. THE KEEREE PASS. One of the most agreeable diversities that can occur in the life of a European residentin Hindoostan, is a visit to the Hills—the common term applied in India to the lowerranges of the Himalaya Mountains. Many are driven from the plains to try the effectsof a more bracing climate for the recovery of health; but there are some to whom a loveof the picturesque, and a restless desire to seek amusement in ever-varying change ofscene, prove the chief incentive for a tour into the recesses of the mighty and mysteriousrange that forms the northern boundaiy of our Indian empire. The favourite andmost exciting route, when undertaking such an expedition, is by Saharunpor
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