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The Graphic [London]
November 20, 1873
| "Who has not heard of the Vale of Cashmere, With its roses, the brightest that earth ever gave, Its temples and grottoes, and fountains as clear As the lovelighted eyes that hang over their wave." - Moore. |
| This engraving was also published in Harper's Weekly on December 27, 1873, with the following caption: |
| THE MAHARAJAH'S BOAT |
| "The canals of India are among the most extensive engineering works ever undertaken by man. When the English took posession of that country they found there the great Ganges Canal, which, with its branches, was over seven hundred miles long; but this splendid waterway was useless for trade, being choked up by rubbish which had been accumulating for ages. |
| "In 1854 five hundred miles of this canal, having been repaired, enlarged, and beautified, was opened for traffic, and since then many other canals have either been constructed or repaired. These canals, besides serving as water-ways for travel and the transportation of merchandise, facilitate the irrigation of the country. Some of the native princes, seeing the advantages of canals, have built them in their own dominions, and our illustration of this page represents the state boat of one of these Maharajahs (great Rajah) on the Dhul Canal, one of the most remarkable in India for the beauty of the scenery through which it winds." |
| [The engraving is from a photograph by Frances Firth & Co. of London.] |