{"product_id":"western-himalaya-and-tibet-a-narrative-of-a-journey-through-the-mountains-of-northern-india-during-the-years-1847-8-paperback-9781108046008","title":"Western Himalaya and Tibet; A Narrative of a Journey through the Mountains of Northern India, during the Years 1847–8 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108046008","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWestern Himalaya and Tibet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Narrative of a Journey through the Mountains of Northern India, during the Years 1847–8\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA detailed account of the geography, geology and botany of the Kashmir territories by an intrepid explorer, published in 1852.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Thomson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108046008, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 June 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e530 pages, 2 colour illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eExplorer 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Appointment to a mission about to proceed to Tibet\u003cbr\u003e 2. Leave Simla\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sildang River\u003cbr\u003e 4. Hangarang ridge separates Kunawar from Piti\u003cbr\u003e 5. Leave valley of Piti River\u003cbr\u003e 6. Descend Hanle River\u003cbr\u003e 7. Departure from Le\u003cbr\u003e 8. Leave Iskardo in the direction of Kashmir\u003cbr\u003e 9. Leave Iskardo for Rondu\u003cbr\u003e 10. Environs of Kashmir\u003cbr\u003e 11. Leave Jamu to return to Tibet\u003cbr\u003e 12. Marked change in the vegetation\u003cbr\u003e 13. Rope bridge across Zanskar River\u003cbr\u003e 14. Start for Karakoram\u003cbr\u003e 15. General description of Tibet\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266081050904,"sku":"9781108046008","price":42.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108046008i_a50f4b21-4edc-4023-9850-4226641c56f9.jpg?v=1696746717","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/western-himalaya-and-tibet-a-narrative-of-a-journey-through-the-mountains-of-northern-india-during-the-years-1847-8-paperback-9781108046008","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}