H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., R.N., in India / by Sir J. Fayrer.

  • Fayrer, Sir Joseph, 1824-1907.
Date:
1870
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., R.N., in India / by Sir J. Fayrer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    H.R.H. the Duke of EdinhtrgJi in India. Low, undulating hills, covered with jungle of the most varied kind,—the ebony, bale, tamarind, semel, bair, mimosa, dak, (hutea frondosa,) neem and other trees; with open glades, deep ravines, and the clear water of the unholy stream (for no Hindoo will touch it,) flowing slowly over the bed of stratified sandstone rocks, —made a most wild and beautiful scene. In these, at convenient places, seats surrounded by green branches were placed, where the sportsmen took their posts and waited until the game should be driven in their direction by a line of men who, from a distance, came through the jungle, beating tom-toms, sounding horns, and cry- ing out to disturb and dislodge whatever might be con- cealed in the depths of the forest. The bag thus obtained consisted of one enormous boar, which fell to the Viceroy's rifle, two spotted deer, which fell, one to Lord Mayo, and the other to H.R.H. the Duke, and a stag and hind samber, which were claimed by the rest of the party. It was dark before they reached Camp, and the return to the tent, through the narrow passes and ravines, lighted by torch-men who led the way, was very picturesque. [ 2« ]