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Augustus Henry Irby
An English army officer and travel writer, he is remembered for a vivid hunting journal that follows his journeys from the Punjab into the Karakoram. His writing offers a firsthand glimpse of 19th-century travel, landscape, and sport in northern India.
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The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains
by Augustus Henry Irby
About the author
Born on 12 May 1818, Augustus Henry Irby was a British army officer who later published a travel and hunting narrative drawn from his experiences in India. Available biographical records identify him as the son of the Rev. Hon. Paul Anthony Irby and Patience Anne Champion de Crespigny.
He is best known for The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains, published in 1863. The book presents his journeys through the Punjab, Kashmir, Ladakh, and the mountain regions beyond, mixing observations of terrain and wildlife with the practical challenges of long-distance travel.
Irby died in India in 1861, before his book appeared in print. Reliable portrait images were not clearly available from the sources I could confirm, so no profile image is included here.