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Digital Rare Book :
India and Tiger-Hunting
By Colonel Julius Barras
Published by Swan Sonenschein & Co., London - 1885
Image :
Franz Ferdinand (18 December 1863-28 June 1914) was Archduke of Austria-Este, and from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Having fallen ill with lung tuberculosis for several times and on the advice of his doctors, Franz Ferdinand decided to go on a journey around the world from 1892-1893. Not to nourish further rumours about the bad health condition of the Archduke, the journey on the “SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth” was officially declared a scientific expedition. The travel route led Franz Ferdinand and his entourage from Trieste through the Suez Canal to India, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and Japan. During their journey Franz Ferdinand and his entourage shot numerous exotic animals. The picture was taken by Eduard Hodek junior and Karl Pietzner in February 1893. Archduke Franz-Ferdinand is standing behind a shot tiger surrounded by the hunting staff (technique: collodion paper).
Read Book Online : http://www.archive.org/stream/indiaandtigerhu00barrgoog#page/n4/mode/2up
Download pdf Book : http://ia700209.us.archive.org/11/items/indiaandtigerhu00barrgoog/indiaandtigerhu00barrgoog.pdf
This is precisely the reason that one of the most majestic animals to have ever existed has almost completely vanished from this planet. Dislike.
... I understand that it is the loss of the tigers natural habitat (and its natural prey, ability to breed etc) on a dramatic scale that is largely responsible for its near extinction... Although I'm quite sure that centuries of hunting ( which continues to this day) has taken a heavy toll... Re: Archduke Franz-Ferdinand This becomes an ironic photograph when one considers that he, too, would eventually be obliged to " bite the bullet " ...
Tiger numbers have declined by 97% in the past 100 YEARS. They can be found in only 13 countries of Asia now, compared with 25 at the start of the 20th century. It is estimated that tigers will be completely exctint by the year 2022. I think it is alarming and offensive that this page should be glorifying the death/decline of such a magnificent species, even if it is in the name of "art'. Again, dislike.
@ ' Crystal Nancy' ... I would suggest that the RBSI, rather than seeking to ' glorify ' the issue that you outline above, might be attempting to draw greater attention to it... and that perhaps it is you who has caught hold of the wrong side of the tiger's tail....
Crystal Nancy : This book only reflects the ideas of the times. By no stretch of imagination do we condone it today. But then...one needs patience to go through all the posts of today before coming to such hasty conclusions.
I did see the posts of yesterday, and a majority of them boasted photos exhibiting dead, hunted and imprisoned tigers.
What makes the tiger" magnificent" in our eyes?
The tiger, unlike every other animal, doesn`t run out of fear. It runs only when angry or in pursuit of its prey. I have seen that in action. Once, in the Himalayan terai jungle, I saw all other animals running out of fear of gunshots, but the tiger was walking slowly, majestically, and gracefully. That`s why it is a magnificient animal, Shekhar.