Vazeeri Rupi, the Silver Country of the Vazeers, in Kulu: Its Beauties, Antiquities, and Silver Mines. Including a Trip over the Lower Himalayah Range and Glaciers.

First Edition, London, E. & F.N. Spon, 1873. 8vo, half-title, hand-coloured tinted lithographed frontispiece and additional pictorial title, with 32 hand-coloured lithograph plates (25 tinted), large folding lithographed map, hand-coloured in outline, wood-engraved illustrations in text, 2 advertisements ff. at end, original pictorial cloth gilt.

Author’s own copy, pencil attribution on half title, A bright excellent copy with almost all plates hand-coloured.
This stunningly illustrated book explores the natural beauty and rich cultural heritage of the Vazeeri Rupi region of Kulu India. From the breathtaking Himalayan mountain landscapes to the intricate architecture and artifacts of the local people of northern India.

As one would expect from an author who was a Fellow of the Geological Society and pre-eminent mining engineer the work has numerous geological references.

Yakushi (1994) C20