cover image: The Lhasa in Disguise - An Account of a Secret Expedition Through Mysterious Tibet

Premium

20.500.12592/nm3vg2

The Lhasa in Disguise - An Account of a Secret Expedition Through Mysterious Tibet

1924

I have therefore put off to a subsequent volume discussion of the more technical side of my exploration work detailed notes on the physical geography of the country and the comparative anatomical measurements which I made with the view of ascertaining the exact racial position of the people. [...] We are all aware of the extraordinary transformation which Japan underwent during the course of the latter part of the last century when from a quaint kingdom of fable closed to the outside world it became a first-class modern power with all the equipment and organization of the West. [...] Nevertheless the view gained from the top was worth all the trouble the pain and the fatigue of the ascent. [...] And pending the full payment of the amount the Chumbi Valley was to remain in the hands of the British Government. [...] was eventually agreed to and so the British occupation of Chumbi came to an end though the Indian Government reserved the right to keep a Trade Agent there and to station a small body of Indian soldiers to act as his bodyguard ; but the administration of the district was handed back to the Tibetan officials.
history
Pages
267
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.142859
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
1-12 Wm. Mcgovern view
Chapter I Tibet and the Tibetans
13-17 unknown view
Chapter II The First Attempt
18-29 unknown view
Chapter III British Influence in Sikkim
30-41 unknown view
Chapter IV On the Trade-Route
42-48 unknown view
Chapter V Gyangtse: A British Outpost
49-56 unknown view
Chapter VI Preparations for the New Attempt
57-67 unknown view
Chapter VII From Jungle to Glacier
68-78 unknown view
Chapter VIII Trapped in the Passes
79-95 unknown view
Chapter IX “Victory to the Gods !”
96-109 unknown view
Chapter X The Disguise Tested
110-114 unknown view
Chapter XI Provincial Government
115-129 unknown view
Chapter XII Life on the Plains
130-143 unknown view
Chapter XIII On to Shigatse
144-162 unknown view
Chapter XIV The Road of Enchantment
163-198 unknown view
Chapter XVI Along the Brahmaputra
199-214 unknown view
Chapter XVII Gossip and Customs
215-222 unknown view
Chapter XVIII Into the Lion’s Mouth
223-237 unknown view
Chapter XIX Running the Gauntlet
238-253 unknown view
Chapter XX The Goal in Sight
254-i unknown view

Related Topics

All