1860 ASIA & INDIA Voyage Wallstreet to Cashmere Travel Exploration Africa MUTINY



“Wall-Street to Cashmere: A Journal of Five Years in Asia, Africa, and Europe” is a fascinating travelogue penned by John Busteed Ireland offering a personal and deeply detailed account of an epic journey through three continents. Spanning the years 1851 to 1856, the book provides an American perspective on a variety of countries and their unique landscapes, cultures, and histories.



This journey was initially chronicled in letters to Irelands mother, uniquely lending the narrative an intimate, familial tone. Irelands journey took him to locations less frequented by tourists and more immersive in nature, such as the Danemora Iron Mines, the “Seven Churches”, the plains of Troy, and the ancient city of Petra. He also traversed the contentious terrains of Jerusalem, Palmyra, and Seringapatam, and navigated through the vibrant bustle of Surat. The book captures the political volatility of the time as well, with detailed accounts of the scenes from the mutinies in Benares, Agra, Cawnpore, Lucknow, Delhi, and more! Irelands travels extended to the idyllic landscape of Cashmere, the bustling streets of Peshawur, the Khyber Pass leading to Afghanistan, and the intriguing lands of Java, China, and Mauritius.



“Wall-Street to Cashmere” is as much a visual feast as it is a textual one, featuring a folding map of India alongside 70 engravings based on the authors real-time sketches during his travels. These illustrations, meticulously engraved by Mr. J.W. Orr, elevate the authenticity of Irelands accounts, presenting readers with a realistic visual narrative to complement the written word.



Item number: #41098

Price: $499



IRELAND, John B.; [ORR, J.W. (Engrav.)]



Wall-Street to Cashmere. A Journal of Five Years in Asia, Africa, and Europe: Comprising Visits, During 1851, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, to the Danemora Iron Mines, the “Seven Churches,” Plains of Troy, Palmyra, Jerusalem, Petra, Seringapatam, Surat; with the Scenes of the Recent Mutinies (Benares, Agra, Cawnpore, Lucknow, Delhi, Etc., Etc.), Cashmere, Peshawur, the Khyber Pass to Afghanistan, Java, China, and Mauritius.



New York: M. Doolady; London: Sampson Low, Son and Co., [1860].



Details:

Collation: Complete

xviii, [13]-531, [1]

70 engravings (including frontispiece and vignette title page)

Double-page map of India

References: Cross, Land of the Romanovs, pg. 180; Smith, American Travellers Abroad, I-2

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; secure

Green cloth

Ex-Library: Library of Congress surplus

Size: ~9.5in X 6.5in (24cm x 16.5cm)



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