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The River of Golden Sand 2 Volume Set

The Narrative of a Journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah

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Onbekend, 1039 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 2010
ISBN13: 9781108019569
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Cambridge University Press e druk, 2010 9781108019569
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William Gill (1843–1883) was an explorer and commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers. After inheriting a fortune from a distant relative in 1871, Gill decided to remain in the Army and use his inheritance to finance explorations of remote countries, satisfying his love of travel and gathering intelligence for the British government. He was awarded a gold medal by the Royal Geographical Society in 1879 for his scientific observations on his expeditions. This two volume work, first published in 1880, is Gill's account of his expedition from Chengdu, China through Sichuan, along the eastern edge of Tibet via Litang, to Bhamo in Burma, a region little explored by westerners before him. Gill describes in vivid detail the cultures, societies and settlements of the region, and their political and economic systems.

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ISBN13:9781108019569
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:onbekend
Aantal pagina's:1039

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Volume 1: Introductory essay Henry Yule; 1. 'Over the seas and far away'; 2. 'China's stupendous mound'; 3. 'Athwart the flats and rounding gray'; 4. 'A cycle of Cathay'; 5. The ocean river; 6. The gorges of the Great River; 7. Ch'ung-Ch'ing to Ch'êng-Tu-Fu; 8. A loop-cast towards the Northern Alps. I. Ch'êng-Tu to Sung-P'an-T'ing; 9. A loop-cast towards the Northern Alps continued. II. Sung-P'an-T'ing back to Ch'êng-Tu. Volume 2: 1. 'A rich and noble city'; 2. The ancient marches of Tibet; 3. 'The arrow furnace forge'; 4. The Great Plateau. I. Ta-Chien-Lu to Lit'ang; 5. The Great Plateau continued. II. Lit'ang to Bat'ang; 6. Region of the River of Golden Sand. I. Bat'ang to Sha-Lu; 7. Region of the River of Golden Sand continued. II. Sha-Lu to Ta-Li-Fu; 8. In the footsteps of Marco Polo and of Augustus Margary. I. The Land of the Gold-Teeth; 9. In the footsteps of Marco Polo and of Augustus Margary continued. II. The marches of the Kingdom of Mien; Appendices; Index.
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