Himalayan Journals — Volume 1: Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, Etc.
1854
Himalayan Journals — Volume 1: Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, Etc.
1854
Himalayan Journals — Volume 1, written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and first published in 1854, is a detailed account of his explorations in Bengal, Sikkim, Nepal, and the eastern Himalayas. The book combines natural history with travel narrative, documenting Hooker's observations of the region's flora, fauna, and geography. It also highlights his interactions with notable scientific figures and the cultural landscapes of the time, providing a significant contribution to the field of botany and natural history.
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“In the woods I heard and saw the wild peacock for the first time. Its voice is not to be distinguished from that of the tame bird in England, a curious instance of the perpetuation of character under widely different circumstances, for the crow of the wild jungle-fowl does not rival that of the farm-yard cock.””
— Joseph Dalton Hooker
“Our coolies with provisions not having come up, and it being two o'clock in the afternoon, I having had no breakfast, and being ignorant of the exclusively Jain population of the village, sent my servant to the bazaar, for some fowls and eggs; but he was mobbed for asking for these articles, and parched rice, beaten flat, with some coarse sugar, was all I could obtain; together with sweetmeats so odiously flavoured with various herbs, and sullied with such impurities, that we quickly made them over to the elephants.””
— Joseph Dalton Hooker
“The temples, though small, are well built, and carefully kept. No persuasion could induce the Brahmins to allow us to proceed beyond the vestibule without taking off our shoes, to which we were not inclined to consent.””
— Joseph Dalton Hooker
