Tibet the Mysterious

This book was written when the fog of secrecy was cleared by the march of military boots of the English and much was written and analysed about Lahsa. With Lhasa, however, this book has little to do. Its intention is to illustrate, to some extent, the sequence of explorations in that great wilderness of snowy and inhospitable altitudes for beyond Lhasa, and may, it is hoped, serve as a small tribute to the memory of great achievements. It is a compilation of adventure that is much varied and, all sources be it Persian, American, Italian, Indian, French, Swedish and English. Starting with the earliest travels, this book discuss the travels and invasions by various routes of the Mugals, the Jesuits, the native Pundits and other early 20th century explorations.20th century - Twentieth century About the Author:-Colonel Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich KCMG KCIE CB FRGS was an English geographer and president of the Royal Geographical Society. He is best known as Superintendent of Frontier Surveys in British India and author of numerous books, including The Gates of India, The Countries of the King's Award and Political Frontiers and Boundary Making. During peacetime, he was largely occupied with the survey of India, and served on the Afghan Boundary Commission of 1884–86, the Tasmar Boundary Commission of 1894, the Pamir Boundary Commission of 1895 and the Perso-Baluchistan Boundary Commission of 1896. He was also engaged in The Cordillera of the Andes Boundary Case by the governments of Argentina and Chile in 1902 to define the boundary along the Andes Mountains. He was awarded the Founder's Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1887 in recognition of his work on the Afghan frontier. The Title 'Tibet The Mysterious written/authored/edited by Thomas H. Holdich', publ