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The Mission to Yarkund and Kashgar: Srinuggur, Cashmere, 1874. Creator: Unknown.

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The Mission to Yarkund and Kashgar: Srinuggur, Cashmere, 1874. 'Kashmere or Cashmere, the Indian province which adjoins the Punjaub to the north, has often been described, with its capital, Srinuggur, on the Jhelum river. The situation of that town, once populous and wealthy, is exceedingly picturesque. Our view of it is from a photograph. It stands amidst several waters - the winding river, the ancient canals, and a lake two or three miles broad, with steep hills or cliffs around it, and with the mountains in the distance. The old houses on the river banks, though ruinous, have a quaintly engaging aspect. Their sloping roofs of bark are covered with earth, in which tufts of grass, weeds, and wild flowers grow abundantly. The projecting balconies and latticed windows show beautiful wood-carving. The province, ruled by a Maharajah feudatory to the British Indian empire, is said to be very badly governed. But the Maharajah did his best to help this expedition'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.

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