Captain Sir Alexander Burnes (16 May 1805 – 2 November 1841) was a Scottish explorer, military officer and diplomat associated with the Great Game. He was nicknamed Bokhara Burnes for his role in establishing contact with and exploring Bukhara. His memoir, Travels into Bokhara, was a bestseller when it was first published in 1835. (From Wikipedia) More about Alexander Burnes:
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Books by Alexander Burnes Books about Alexander Burnes: Filed under: Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841 Cabool: A Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in That City, in the Years 1836, 7, and 8 (from the second edition; Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1843), by Alexander Burnes
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Books by Alexander Burnes: Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Cabool: A Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in That City, in the Years 1836, 7, and 8 (from the second edition; Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1843)
Additional books by Alexander Burnes in the extended shelves: Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Burnes's travels to Bokhara (J. Murray, 1839) (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Cabool : a personal narrative of a journey to, and residence in that city, in the years 1836, 7, and 8 (J. Murray, 1843) (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Cabool : a personal narrative of a journey to, and residence in that city in the years 1836, 7, and 8 (Carey and Hart, 1843) (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Kabul; schilderung einer reise nach dieser stadt und aufenthaltes daselbst, in ... 1836, 1837 und 1838 ... (Weigel, 1843), also by Theodor Oelkers (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Puteshestvie v Bukharu : razskaz o plavanii po Indu ot mori a do Pagora s podarkami Velikobritanskago Koroli a i otchet o puteshestvii iz Indii v Kabul, Tatarii u i Persii u , predprini a tom po predpisanii u vysshago pravitel stva Indii v 1831, 1832 i 1833 godakh lei tenantom ost-indskoi kompanei skoi sluzhby Aleksandrom Bornsom. (Izd. P.V. Golubkova, 1848) (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Reports and papers, political, geographical, & commercial submitted to government by Alexander Burnes, Lieutenant Leech, Doctor Lord, and Lieutenant Wood, employed on missions in the years 1835-36-37 in Scinde, Affghanisthan, and adjacent countries. (G.H. Huttmann, Bengal Military Orphan Press, 1839), also by John Wood, Ār Līc, and Perceval Barton Lord (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 1 of 3): Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833 (Gutenberg ebook) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 2 of 3): Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833 (Gutenberg ebook) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Travels into Bokhara (Volume 3 of 3): Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833 (Gutenberg ebook) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Travels into Bokhara; being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; also, Narrative of a voyage on the Indus, from the sea to Lahore, with presents from the king of Great Britain; performed under the orders of the supreme government of India, in the years 1831, 1832, and 1833. (J. Murray, 1834) (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Travels into Bokhara: being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia. Also, Narrative of a voyage on the Indus, from the sea to Lahore. Performed under the orders of the supreme government of India in 1831, 1832, 1833. (E.L. Carey & A. Hart [etc., etc.], 1835) (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Travels into Bokhara : being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia. Also, narrative of a voyage on the Indus, from the sea to Lahore, performed under the orders of the Supreme Government of India in 1831, 1832, 1833 (Carey & Hart, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Travels into Bokhara; containing the narrative of a voyage on the Indus from the sea to Lahore, with presents from the king of Great Britain; and an account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia. Performed by order of the supreme government of India (J. Murray, 1839) (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Travels into Bokhara; containing the Narrative of a voyage on the Indus from the sea to Lahore, with presents from the King of Great Britain; and an account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia. Performed by order of the Supreme Government of India, in the years of 1831, 32, and 33. (J. Murray, 1835), also by James Prinsep and H. H. Wilson (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Viaggi di Alessandro Burnes (Tipografia Giachetti, 1842), also by Francesco C. Marmocchi (page images at HathiTrust) Burnes, Alexander, Sir, 1805-1841: Voyages de l'embouchure de l'Indus à Lahor, Caboul, Balkh et à Boukhara; et retour par la Perse, pendant les années 1831, 1832 et 1833. (Arthus Bertrand, 1835), also by J. B. B. Eyriès (page images at HathiTrust)
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