Journal of a Tour through Part of the Snowy Range of the Himala Mountains, and to the sources of the Rivers Jumna and Ganges

London, for Rodwell & Martin, 1820, 4to, later half diced Russia gilt,old marbled sides, with a large folding map, minor tears repaired without loss. FIRST EDITION "An amazing record of a region which remained little known until the twentieth century. It provides meticulous information on a variety of subjects -- history, agriculture, flora and fauna, geology, ethnology, commerce, manufactures, mineralogy; information which was collected under conditions of extreme physical discomfort and at times danger." (M. Archer & T. Falk, India Revealed: The Art and Adventures of James and William Fraser 1801-35, London, 1989). Although this work was issued as the primary account of the expedition, it also serves as a companion volume to Fraser's rare folio album containing 20 plates, Views in the Himala Mountains, published the same year.