Kashmir

About this book

Snow peaks rise above lakes and gardens, while boats carry travellers through Srinagar's waterways. Francis Younghusband describes Kashmir's landscape and people in the years when its mountains still seemed remote to many European readers.

Edward Molyneux's paintings capture reflective water, mountain passes, villages and the changing colours of the valley. Younghusband's account combines travel with observations shaped by Britain's imperial presence in the region. The paintings are an attraction in their own right, inviting the reader to linger over places that the accompanying narrative sometimes passes through quickly.