A Western Himalaya and Tibet: A Narrative of a Journey Through the Mountains of Northern India During the Years 1847-48
Thomson, Thomas
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Book ID : 11956
ISBN-10 : 81-215-0974-2 / 8121509742
ISBN-13 : 978-81-215-0974-9 / 9788121509749
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2000
Edition : (Reprint)
Language : English
xiii, 16+501p., 2 Maps, Index, 23 cm. (Originally published in 1852)
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
Very little literature is available on western Himalayas and Ladakh and this book is a narrative of travels undertaken by the author on foot covering a very large part of the Himalayas and Tibet, starting from Simla and ending at Jammu. The author travelled the length and breadth of the Shivalik hills, going deep into Tibet and crossing over to Ladakh, Gilgit and Kashmir. The book is a treat on the description of the area covered by the author, its natural beauty, the shrubs and plants which are found in abundance, besides the geographical and geological details, and the history and ethnography of different races which inhabit this vast area. Being valuable the book will be a welcome addition to the very scanty material available on western Tibet and Ladakh.
