Across Thibet - Being a Translation of De Paris Au Tonkin a Travers Le Tibet Inconnu

Klappentext In this two-volume 1891 work, French explorer Bonvalot describes an expedition across Tibet to Hanoi in French Indochina. Zusammenfassung French explorer, author and legislator Gabriel Bonvalot (1853–1933) undertook several expeditions to Central Asia. This two-volume work, published in 1891, tells of Bonvalot's journey across Europe and Asia to French Indochina in 1889–90. In Volume 1 the expedition reaches Tibet via Russia and Siberia, despite arduous travelling conditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's preface; 1. Among the Lamas; 2. To Kourla; 3. From Kourla to Tcharkalik; 4. Exploration of the Lob Nor; 5. From Tcharkalik to the Koum Dawan; 6. Ascent of the Koum Dawan; 7. A death in the caravan; 8. A wilderness of mountains.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriel Bonvalot
• Assisted by: C. B. Pitman (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.03.2012
• EAN: 9781108046336
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04633-6
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > Asia