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First published in 1876, this volume contains first-hand accounts
of the first voyages to Tibet by British diplomat George Bogle
(1747 1781) and scholar Thomas Manning (1772 1840) in the
eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In 1774 Bogle was
appointed the leader of the first British diplomatic mission to the
previously unknown country of Tibet in an attempt to establish
friendly relations and open trade links between the two countries.
Bogle spent six months wintering in various places in Tibet,
exploring Tibetan culture and politics. Thomas Manning became the
first English national to enter the city of Lhasa and to speak with
the Dalai Lama in 1811. Edited by prolific writer and president of
the Royal Geographical Society Sir Clements Markham (1830 1916),
this fascinating volume also includes a detailed introduction
providing the historical and geographic context of the voyages,
together with biographies of the two adventurers.
Title: Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet, and of
the Journey of Thomas Manning to Lhasa. Edited, with notes, an
introduction, and lives of Mr. Bogle and Mr. Manning, by Clements
R. Markham. With plates and maps.]Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This
collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and
documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also
included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of
trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and
the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Bogle, George;
Markham, Clements R.; 1876. clxi. 354 p.; 8 . T 11882
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Voyages Au Thibet, Faits En 1625 Et 1625 George Bogle, Jean
Baptiste Louis Joseph Billecocq, Turner, Pourunguir, J. P. Parraud
Chez Maison, 1795
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