Western Himalaya and Tibet
A Narrative of a Journey through the Mountains of Northern India, during the Years 1847–8
Seiten
2012
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-04600-8 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-04600-8 (ISBN)
In 1847, the intrepid explorer and naturalist Thomas Thomson (1817–78) went on a perilous eighteen-month journey to define the boundary between Kashmir and Chinese Tibet. His valuable contribution to the geography, geology and botany of the western Himalayas was published in 1852.
Explorer and naturalist Thomas Thomson (1817–78) led an intrepid life. He started his career as an assistant surgeon with the East India Company and soon became a curator of the Asiatic Society's museum in Bengal. He was sent to Afghanistan in 1840 during the First Anglo-Afghan War, and was captured but managed to escape as he was about to be sold as a slave. Undaunted by this misfortune, he accepted a perilous mission to define the boundary between Kashmir and Chinese Tibet in 1847. During his eighteen-month journey, Thomson explored the Kashmir territories and went as far north as the barren Karakoram Pass. He collected valuable geographical and geological information as well as a wealth of botanical specimens. He describes his findings in minute detail in this account, first published in 1852. Thomson later became a Fellow of the Linnean Society, the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Society.
Explorer and naturalist Thomas Thomson (1817–78) led an intrepid life. He started his career as an assistant surgeon with the East India Company and soon became a curator of the Asiatic Society's museum in Bengal. He was sent to Afghanistan in 1840 during the First Anglo-Afghan War, and was captured but managed to escape as he was about to be sold as a slave. Undaunted by this misfortune, he accepted a perilous mission to define the boundary between Kashmir and Chinese Tibet in 1847. During his eighteen-month journey, Thomson explored the Kashmir territories and went as far north as the barren Karakoram Pass. He collected valuable geographical and geological information as well as a wealth of botanical specimens. He describes his findings in minute detail in this account, first published in 1852. Thomson later became a Fellow of the Linnean Society, the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Society.
Preface; 1. Appointment to a mission about to proceed to Tibet; 2. Leave Simla; 3. Sildang River; 4. Hangarang ridge separates Kunawar from Piti; 5. Leave valley of Piti River; 6. Descend Hanle River; 7. Departure from Le; 8. Leave Iskardo in the direction of Kashmir; 9. Leave Iskardo for Rondu; 10. Environs of Kashmir; 11. Leave Jamu to return to Tibet; 12. Marked change in the vegetation; 13. Rope bridge across Zanskar River; 14. Start for Karakoram; 15. General description of Tibet; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.6.2012 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia |
| Zusatzinfo | 2 Plates, color; 2 Maps |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 670 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-04600-2 / 1108046002 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-04600-8 / 9781108046008 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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