Spying for the Raj (eBook)

The Pundits and the Mapping of the Himalaya

Jules Stewart (Autor)

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2006 | 1. Auflage
224 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7524-9586-6 (ISBN)

Infos

In the 1860s, Captain Thomas Montgomerie trained natives to be surveyors, and had them explore the region covertly. These men, known as pundits, were disguised as lamas (holy men). This book talks about these servants of the Raj who managed to map the Himalayas and Tibet, helping the British to consolidate their rule in the Indian sub-continent.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.4.2006
• Vorwort: Sir Ranulph Fiennes
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: 1860s • 1860s, captain thomas montgomerie, natives, surveyors, explore, exploration, explorers, survey, surveyor, native, pundits, pundit, the raj, himalaya, himalayas, lamas, holy men, disguise, covert, servants, tibet, rule, indian sub-continent, the pundits and the mapping of the himalaya • captain thomas montgomerie • covert • disguise • exploration • Explore • explorers • Himalaya • Himalayas • Holy Men • Indian sub-continent • Lamas • Native • Natives • pundit • pundits • Rule • servants • Survey • surveyor • Surveyors • the pundits & the mapping of the himalaya • the pundits and the mapping of the himalaya|the pundits & the mapping of the himalaya • The Raj • Tibet
• ISBN-10: 0-7524-9586-0 / 0752495860
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-9586-6 / 9780752495866