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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.
Western Himalaya and Tibet
A Narrative of a Journey through the Mountains of Northern India, during the Years 1847–8
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Summary
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 h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108046008 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108046002 |
| Author: | Thomas Thomson |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 530 |
| Release Date: | 7 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 670g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia |
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