Journal of a Tour Through Part of the Snowy Range of the Himālā Mountains
And to the Sources of the Rivers Jumna and Ganges
Description:... Journal of a Tour (1820) is a first hand account of a traveller traversing through the Himalaya Mountains and to the sources of the Rivers Jumna and Ganga- a region which had not been known or travelled or written about before. Fraser s main interest to venture on this journey was to add substance to the general stock of geographical knowledge more so because any information respecting a tract of country so very little known, promised to be somewhat interesting if not perfect conveyed. Fraser and his party enjoyed a perfect and unrestrained freedom, together with full access to every place and person, private and public, as conquerors and as benefactors. He also enjoyed the means of procuring a tolerably accurate survey of the country, and of amassing materials for maps. Fraser having decided to publish his observation was keen to relate with simplicity what he had seen and heard, and noted down facts that describe the physical characteristics of the terrain with as much skill as required. According to Fraser, if his efforts succeed in satisfying or in awakening curiosity and in inducing those who are better qualified than him, to explore the terrain of which he has barely gazed from a distance then he feels his mission is fulfilled.
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