River of Golden Sand - The Narrative of a Journey Through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah

Klappentext An 1880 report describing an expedition from Chengdu! China along the eastern edge of Tibet to Bhamo in northern Burma. Zusammenfassung William Gill was an explorer and officer in the Royal Engineers! who used his large inheritance to finance explorations of remote countries. This two volume work! published in 1880! describes his expedition from Sichuan along the eastern Tibetan border to Burma. Volume 1 focuses on the area around Chengdu! China. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William John Gill, William John Yule Gill, Henry Yule
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.09.2010
• EAN: 9781108019538
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01953-8
• Seiten: 534
• Serien: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia; The River of Golden Sand 2 Volume Set
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; Reise > Reiseführer > Asien; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; China, Tibet, Myanmar, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Asian History, Geographical discovery and exploration, Historical Geography, Myanmar (Burma), C 1700 To C 1800