Emily Eden’s Journey: A List of Place Names and Travel Dates

Travelling by ship, barge, horse, palanquin, and elephant, Emily Eden journeyed hundreds of miles. Even though Eden travelled in relative comfort, she could not have escaped the sweltering heat, biting bugs, or pungent smells that were unavoidable realities of early nineteenth century travel.

Emily Eden’s SpellingModern SpellingDate
Portsmouth, EnglandPortsmouth, EnglandOctober 3, 1835
Funchal, Madeira Island, PortugalFunchal, Madeira Island PortugalOctober 14, 1835
At Sea “nowhere in particular” October 28, 1835
At Sea, Lat. 7 S, Long. 30 November 8, 1835
At Sea, Lat. 9 S November 9, 1835
At Sea, Lat. 17 S November 13,  1835
At Sea, Lat 19 S November 14,  1835
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilNovember 16,  1835
At Seano location givenDecember 7, 1835
Cape of Good HopeCape of Good Hope, South AfricaDecember 14, 1835
At Seano location givenJanuary 24, 1836
Crossed the LineCrossing the equatorFebruary 3, 1836
In the Doldrumsno location givenFebruary 6-13, 1836
At Sea Lat. 6 N February 14, 1836
At Sea (no location given)no location givenFebruary 28, 1836
Off SaugurSagar IslandMarch 2, 1836
Diamond HarbourBay of BengalMarch 4, 1836
Hooghly River, CalcuttaHooghly River, Kolkata, West BengalMarch 4, 1836
Calcutta / BarrackporeKolkata / Barrackpore, West BengalMarch 4, 1836 – October 22, 1837
Sunderbunds , Bay of BengalSundarbans, Bay of BengalOctober 23, 1837
BeanleahunknownOctober 28, 1837
Raj MahalRajmahal, JharkhandOctober 30, 1837
The GangesGanges RiverNovember 4, 1837
PatnaPatna, BiharNovember 5, 1837
DinaporeDanapur, BiharNovember 9, 1837
BuxarBuxar, BiharNovember 11, 1837
GhazeeporeGhazipur, Uttar PradeshNovember 12, 1837
BenaresVaranasi, Uttar PradeshNovember 15, 1837
Mohun ke SeraiMohansarai, Uttar Pradeshunknown
TamarhabadunknownNovember 24, 1837
Goofrein, IndiaunknownNovember 26, 1837
BheekeeBhiski, Uttar Pradesh*November 28,  1837
Near Allahabad November 30, 1837
AllahabadPrayagraj, Uttar PradeshDecember 2, 1837
Mooftee-ka-PoorwahPura Mufti, Uttar Pradesh*December 10, 1837
KoosseahKashiya, Uttar Pradesh*December 11, 1837
KistoghurunknownDecember 13, 1837
FuttehporeFatehpur, Uttar PradeshDecember 15, 1837
MaharajporeMaharajpur, Uttar PradeshDecember 20, 1837
CawnporeKanpur, Uttar PradeshDecember 21, 1837
CawnporeKanpur, Uttar PradeshDecember 28, 1837
PowrahunknownJanuary 4, 1838
KynonzeunknownJanuary 7, 1838
UmreetpoorAmritpur, Uttar PradeshJanuary 13, 1838
FuttygungeFatehganj, Uttar PradeshJanuary 17, 1838
BareillyBareilly, Uttar PradeshJanuary 20, 1838
MoradabadMoradabad, Uttar PradeshJanuary 29, 1838
AmroahAmroha, Uttar PradeshJanuary 30, 1838
Gurmukteser GhautGarhmukteshwar Ghat, Uttar PradeshFebruary 2, 1838
Shah JehanporeShahjahanpur, Uttar PradeshFebruary 4, 1838
MeerutMeerut, Uttar PradeshFebruary 6, 1838
DelhiDelhi, National Capital TerritoryFebruary 20, 1838
KootubQutub MinarFebruary 23, 1838
DelhiDelhi, National Capital TerritoryFebruary 25, 1838
PaniputPanipat, HaryanaFebruary 28, 1838
KurnaulKarnal, HarayanaMarch 2-6, 1838
One march from KurnaulKarnal, HarayanaMarch 8, 1838
SaharunporeSaharanpur, Utta PradeshMarch 11, 1838
KerniKarni, Uttar PradeshMarch 14, 1838
MussoorieMussoorie, UttarakhandMarch 18, 1838
RajporeunknownMarch 21-22, 1838
NahunNahan, Himachal PradeshMarch 26, 1838
NaramghurunknownMarch 28, 1838
RaeporeRaipur Maidan, Himachal PradeshMarch 29, 1838
SabathooSabathu, Himachal PradeshApril 2, 1838
SimlaShimla, Himachal PradeshApril 3, 1838 –  November 5, 1838
SyreeSyri, Himachal PradeshNovember 6, 1838
BuddeeBaddi, Himachal PradeshNovember 9, 1838
MattaeunknownNovember 12, 1838
RoopurRupnagar (formerly Ropar), PunjabNovember 13, 1838
LoodheeanaLudhiana, PunjabNovember 14, 1838
FerozeporeFerozepur (or Firozepur), PunjabNovember 28, 1838
UmritzirAmritsar, PunjabDecember 10, 1838
ShalimarShalimar, PunjabDecember 20, 1838
LahoreLahore, PunjabDecember 21-31, 1838
Near the SutlejSutlej RiverJanuary 6, 1839
MootheaunknownJanuary 9, 1839
MootheeMudki, PunjabJanuary 11, 1839
BudhoounknownJanuary 12, 1839
SoonairunknownJanuary 18, 1839
No locations given January 19-23, 1839
NoodeeanunknownJanuary 24, 1839
HansiHansi, HaryanaFebruary 1, 1839
MahemMeham (or Maham), HaryanaFebruary 5, 1839
DelhiDelhi, National Capital TerritoryFebruary 11-20, 1839
PaniputPanipat, HaryanaFebruary 26, 1839
GornadarGonder, HaryanaFebruary 27, 1839
KurnaulKarnal, HarayanaFebruary 28, 1839
ThanesirThanesar, HaryanaMarch 6, 1839
SimlaShimla, Himachal PradeshMarch 19, 1839 – October 29, 1839
HurriporeHaripur, Himachal PradeshOctober 30, 1839
Fir Tree BungalowunknownNovember 1, 1839
PinjoreunknownNovember 3, 1839
Munny MajraunknownNovember 4, 1839
UmballaAmbala, HaryanaNovember 7-8, 1839
ThanjouTangore Village, HaryanaNovember 9, 1839
KurnaulKarnal, HarayanaNovember 13, 1839
PaniputPanipat, HaryanaNovember 19, 1839
DelhiDelhi, National Capital TerritoryNovember 25, 1839
KootubQutub MinarNovember 27, 1839
BullumghurBallabgarh, HaryanaNovember 29, 1839
BindrabundVrindavan ( or Brindaban), Uttar PradeshDecember 7, 1839
MuttraMuthura, Uttar PradeshDecember 8, 1839
GoverdunGovardhan, Uttar PradeshDecember 9, 1839
DiegDeeg, RajasthanDecember 10, 1839
KhoombereeKumher Fort*December 11, 1839
BhurtporeBharatpur, RajasthanDecember 12, 1839
Futtehpore-SickreyFatehpur Sikri, Uttar PradeshDecember 14, 1839
MerahoonunknownDecember 16, 1839
AgraAgra, Uttar PradeshDecember 18, 1839 – January 2, 1840
DholeporeDholpur, RajasthanJanuary 4, 1840
GwaliorGwalior, Madhya PradeshJanuary 10, 1840
Nuddea GaonNayagaon, Madhya Pradesh*January 23, 1840
OoreiunknownJanuary 26, 1840
CulpeeKalpi, Uttar PradeshJanuary 29, 1840
GhautumporeGhatampur, Uttar PradeshFebruary 2, 1840
JehannabadJahanabad, Uttar PradeshFebruary 3, 1840
FuttehporeFatehpur, Uttar PradeshFebruary 6, 1840
KutoghununknownFebruary 9, 1840
SymeunknownFebruary 10, 1840
AllahabadPrayagraj, Uttar PradeshFebruary 14, 1840
BenaresVaranasi, Uttar PradeshFebruary 17, 1840
GhazeeporeGhazipur, Uttar PradeshFebruary 18, 1840
CuhiaChakia, Uttar Pradeshunknown
BarackporeBarrackpore, West BengalMarch 13, 1840
Calcutta / BarrackporeKolkata / Barrackpore, West BengalMarch 17, 1840 – March 12, 1842
Departure from India for England March 12, 1842
Every effort has been made to ascertain the modern place name equivalent. Place names marked with an * indicate the most likely modern equivalent.