Narratives of the mission of George Bogle to Tibet and of the journey of Thomas Manning to Lhasa
by Clements R. Markham
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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 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 show more 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 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. show lessTags
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- George Bogle; Thomas Manning
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- Tibet; Lhasa, Tibet
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- Nonfiction, Travel, History, Science & Nature
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- 915.150432 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Asia China and adjacent areas Tibet Autonomous Region
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- DS785 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia China Local history and description Tibet
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