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 2 the expedition succeeds in entering Tibet and continues through China to Hanoi. Inhaltsverzeichnis 9. Among the Thibetans; 10. Awaiting orders from Lhassa; 11. Presents from Lhassa; 12. So and its Lama-House; 13. Native customs and characters; 14. From Lagoun to Changka; 15. Batang, Tatsien-Lou, and Tonquin; Index.

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: 9781108046343
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04634-3
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > Asia