HAMILTON, Angus.

In Abor jungles being an account of the Abor expedition the Mishmi mission and the Miri mission.

London, Eveleigh Nash, 1912. 8vo (230 x 155 mm), pp. xi, [i, dedication], [13]–352, with 63 plates and a folding map; some spotting; original red pictorial cloth; spine faded. First edition. A detailed account of the expeditions and their background to subdue the Abor, Mishmi and Miri, three tribes from in and around Aborland, an area within British India on the frontier between Assam and China. This narrative is interspersed with Hamilton’s anthropological observations on the customs, lifestyles and popular beliefs of the tribes involved.Hamilton, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, was correspondent and photographer for the Central News Agency, in which capacity he accompanied these missions. He notes that although he was not directly involved in the military expeditions: ‘the proofs of this book have been submitted to the various authorities concerned in the operations, with a view to presenting a correct account of what has taken place’ (p. 342). His account also contains his photographs as well as a map of the missions drawn by him during his time in the area.Marshall 2350; Yakushi (1984) H29.

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