The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus, Through the Upper Valleys of the HimálayaBlackwood, 1875 - 475 էջ |
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... did . I was much indebted also to an old friend — a genius loci and yet a man of European celebrity - who at the commencement of the appearance of my articles wrote to me in terms of the warmest encouragement . It PREFACE . vii.
... did . I was much indebted also to an old friend — a genius loci and yet a man of European celebrity - who at the commencement of the appearance of my articles wrote to me in terms of the warmest encouragement . It PREFACE . vii.
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... European languages . But I doubt not these objections have been duly considered by the promoters of the system , and that they have followed the plan which seemed to them best fitted to procure uniformity in the spelling of Indian names ...
... European languages . But I doubt not these objections have been duly considered by the promoters of the system , and that they have followed the plan which seemed to them best fitted to procure uniformity in the spelling of Indian names ...
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... Europeans - More probable reasons - The gold of Tibet- Other minerals and gems - Geography of Tibet , 181 CHAPTER XX . THE PEOPLE OF SHIPKI . A Tartar beauty - Flirtation in Shipki - Dress and appearance - Posi- tion and products of ...
... Europeans - More probable reasons - The gold of Tibet- Other minerals and gems - Geography of Tibet , 181 CHAPTER XX . THE PEOPLE OF SHIPKI . A Tartar beauty - Flirtation in Shipki - Dress and appearance - Posi- tion and products of ...
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... Europe , from the China Sea to the Atlantic , and to which Arab geogra- phers have given the expressive title of " The Stony Girdle of the Earth . " It is to the loftiest valleys and almost the highest peaks of that range that I would ...
... Europe , from the China Sea to the Atlantic , and to which Arab geogra- phers have given the expressive title of " The Stony Girdle of the Earth . " It is to the loftiest valleys and almost the highest peaks of that range that I would ...
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... Europeans , and it is absurd to deny or ignore the fact , as some people seem inclined to do . The most perilous part ... European visitor is to see India in its most striking aspect , he must not shirk the trying month of October ; for ...
... Europeans , and it is absurd to deny or ignore the fact , as some people seem inclined to do . The most perilous part ... European visitor is to see India in its most striking aspect , he must not shirk the trying month of October ; for ...
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The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the ... Andrew Wilson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1875 |
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