[Assam] Some Assam rare book/map

[Barua, Rajen]

The word Brahmaputra was spelled various ways by the Europeans before.
They used phonetic spelling the way they heard local people pronounce
it. I have seen spelling as 'Baramputor' and various others. The
spelling 'Brahmaputra" is rather a modern spelling to match the Sanskrit
word. BTW Brahmaputra as well as the Luhit are Sanskritised words.
Originally It had Boro name which is similar to the word Luit (which I
forgot at this time).
 
If you notice, all the names of rivers in Assam are mostly Boro words. I
think Brahmaputra is the only one which was successfully Sanskritised.
 
Barua

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From: Ram Sarangapani [mailto:assamrs at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:36 AM
To: Barua, Rajen
Subject: Re: [Assam] Some Assam rare book/map


You are welcome.
 
BTW: Was Brahmaputra spelt like "Bramapootra" before? Did the spelling
change after independence?
 
And where exactly did Lohit start and Brahmaputra finish?
Did you see Sadiya (Xadiya) is also spelt different
 
--Ram


 
On 2/20/07, Barua, Rajen <Rajen.Barua at amec.com> wrote: 

Thanks Ram for the information.
I heard about the book but did not know it is available.
Barua
 

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From: assam-bounces at assamnet.org [mailto:
<mailto:assam-bounces at assamnet.org> assam-bounces at assamnet.org] On
Behalf Of Ram Sarangapani
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 10:10 PM
To: Assamnet
Subject: [Assam] Some Assam rare book/map

 

For those interested in this kind of stuff:
 
I came across this rare book on Assam on eBay. Being rare, the book is
quite expensive $1100.
 
What was more interesting was that the way the authors spelt
"Bramapootra River"
The modern spelling obviously changed somewhere along the line. 
If you look at the accompanying map (all Copyrights belong to the
authors/publishers) closely, you will notice "Lohit",  and "Bramapootra"
& "Assam"
 
I couldn't make out the spellings of other areas -its a bit fuzzy.
Anyway, I thought readers may find it interesting. See attached
maps/photos/links
 
The Mishmee hills: an Account of a Journey made in an Attempt to
Penetrate Thibet from Assam to open new Routes for Commerce.
Publisher: London: Henry S. King & Co., 1873.   Very Rare First Edition 

Notes: Account of a journey made in 1869"(Yakushi C344) from Sudiya in
Assam via Brahmakund to Prun on the Bramapootra River. 
 
1873 Cooper MISHMEE HILLS Tibet - RARE FIRST EDITION
http://item.express.ebay.com/Books_Antiquarian-Collectible-Books__1873-C
ooper-MISHMEE-HILLS-Tibet-RARE-FIRST-EDITION_W0QQitemZ280020665176QQihZ0
18QQddnZBooksQQadnZAntiquarianQ20Q26Q20CollectibleQ20BooksQQcmdZExpressI
tem 
 
--Ram
 
 




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