An account of an embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet; : Containing a narrative of a journey through Bootan, and part of Tibet. By Captain Samuel Turner. To which are aded, views taken on the spot, by Lieutenant Samuel Davis; And observations botanical, mineralogical, and medical, By Mr. Robert Saunders
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An account of an embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet; : Containing a narrative of a journey through Bootan, and part of Tibet. By Captain Samuel Turner. To which are aded, views taken on the spot, by Lieutenant Samuel Davis; And observations botanical, mineralogical, and medical, By Mr. Robert Saunders
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xxiii, 473 [1] p. , leaves of plates : pages , leaves of plates : ill. ; 4 ̊(32,2 cm) |
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Folded map: " Survey of the Road from Buxadewar to Tasisudon in BOOTAN, and from TASSISUDON to TESHOO LOOMBOO in TIBET, Published according to Act of Parliament by S. Turner Feb. 12th 1800. " 'J. Walker Sculp.' , the other engravings are made by: Lieu._t S. Davis (del.) and James Basire (sc.) : A few examples of the engravings: " Pl.I. Buxadewaar. , Pl.II. The Cascade of Minzapeezo. , Pl.V. The valley near Tassisudon, with a procession of the religious to their ablutions. , Pl.VI. The Palace of Tassisudon in Bootan. , VII The residence of Lam Glassa-too. , VIII The Castle of Wandipore. , Pl.X. The Yak of Tartary. From a Picture in the Possession of Warren Hoastings Esq._r , Published March, 25 1800, by G & W. Nicol Pall Mall. " 'Painted by Stubbs. , De la Motte del.' ,(folded) Pl.XIII [Letter written in the Umin chracter, ... a few words are also subjoined in the Uchen charcter, see p. 323-324] , the engravings were published on March, 25th , 1800. Leather, gold tooled spine. This volume consists of 6 parts, viz. Part I. Narrative of a journey from Bengal to Tassisudon, &c. , II. Narrative of a journey from Tassisudon to Teshoo Loomboo, &c. , III. Report delivered to the Hon. Warren Hastings, Esq. Governor General of Bengal, upon the result of my mission to the court of Teshoo Loomboo. , IV. Some account of the vegetable and mineral productions of Bootan and Tibet, by Mr. Robert Saunders, Surgeon. , V. Letter addressed to the Hon. John Macpherson, Esq. Governor General of Bengal, containing some particulars relating to the journey of Poorungheer to Teshoo Loomboo; The inaugration of Teshoo Lama; and the state of Tibet from 1783 to 1785. , VI. Some account of the situation of affairs in Tibet, from 1785 to 1793. . |
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Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland Row, St. James's; And sold by Messrs. G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall,
1800.
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