Title: Letters from India
First published: 1835
Description: A delightful collection of letters written on travels around the Cape of Good Hope to Kolkata and then to Shimla and central Asia over several years beginning in 1828.

Victor Jacquemont himself is perceptive and witty.

There's also an amusing subplot: Jacquemont's London editor competes with his Parisian counterpart.
Subjects: Rio de Janeiro, Cape of Good Hope, Teneriffe, Kolkata, Delhi, Shimla, Description and travel, India, description and travel
Places: India, Brazil, France
People: Victor Jacquemont (1801-1832)
Time periods: 1828