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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... volume was written , but for those who have never seen and may never see the Himalaya . I have sought , in however imperfect a manner , to enable such readers in some degree to realise what these great mountains are , —what scenes of ...
... volume was written , but for those who have never seen and may never see the Himalaya . I have sought , in however imperfect a manner , to enable such readers in some degree to realise what these great mountains are , —what scenes of ...
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... volume . As it is , I feel deeply indebted for its having been written at all to the encouragement , consideration , and ad- vice of Mr Blackwood , the Editor of the famous Magazine which bears his name , and in which a great part , but ...
... volume . As it is , I feel deeply indebted for its having been written at all to the encouragement , consideration , and ad- vice of Mr Blackwood , the Editor of the famous Magazine which bears his name , and in which a great part , but ...
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... volume are both taken from photographs of Messrs Shepherd & Bourne of Calcutta and Simla , who sent up an expe- dition into Spiti , and have provided the public with many admirable photographs of Himalayan scenery , all , or most of ...
... volume are both taken from photographs of Messrs Shepherd & Bourne of Calcutta and Simla , who sent up an expe- dition into Spiti , and have provided the public with many admirable photographs of Himalayan scenery , all , or most of ...
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... volume of one of these avalanches must , so long lasts , be greater than that of any known cataract , though they descend thousands of feet ; and their final thundering concussion is as the noise of many waters . in the solitudes around ...
... volume of one of these avalanches must , so long lasts , be greater than that of any known cataract , though they descend thousands of feet ; and their final thundering concussion is as the noise of many waters . in the solitudes around ...
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... volume , and gives the Kashmírí for a great number of English words , as well as the English for Kashmírí ones ; and he has managed to compress into it a large amount of valuable and accurate information in regard to the valley , its ...
... volume , and gives the Kashmírí for a great number of English words , as well as the English for Kashmírí ones ; and he has managed to compress into it a large amount of valuable and accurate information in regard to the valley , its ...
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The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the ... Andrew Wilson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1875 |
The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the ... Andrew Wilson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1875 |
The Abode of Snow: Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the ... Andrew Wilson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1875 |
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