Project Gutenberg 2013-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 101 Thomson, Thomas 1817 1878 05007545 Western Himalaya and Tibet A Narrative of a Journey Through the Mountains of Northern India During the Years 1847-8 E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Western Himalaya and Tibet" by Thomas Thomson is a narrative account of a journey through the mountainous regions of Northern India written in the mid-19th century. This expedition aimed to explore the geography, flora, and climate of the Western Himalayas and Tibet, reflecting scientific interests of the time. The book is a detailed study of the author's travels, observations, and experiences in these less-explored terrains. The opening of the narrative introduces the author, Dr. Thomas Thomson, as he receives his assignment to join a mission to Tibet from the Governor-General of India in May 1847. Thomson outlines his journey from Firozpur to Simla, describing the gradual transition from low, flat plains to the stunning Himalayan elevations. He vividly depicts the striking aspects of the landscape, the changing vegetation, and the complexities of recognizing mountain ranges while approaching them. The narrative sets a tone of adventure and exploration, highlighting the meticulous observations and empirical approach that characterize this scientific expedition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42146/42146-h/images/title_page.jpg en Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Description and travel Thomson, Thomas, 1817-1878 -- Travel -- Himalaya Mountains Region Thomson, Thomas, 1817-1878 -- Travel -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region Himalaya Mountains Region -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1047835 1047626 2024-09-17T15:33:53.954122 2023-09-18T10:15:45.215645 text/html text/html 1048432 2013-02-20T18:37:04 text/html 3597277 2013-02-20T18:41:04 text/html application/zip 2168754 2024-09-17T15:34:10.331525 application/epub+zip 2188031 2024-09-17T15:33:57.003088 application/epub+zip 434642 2024-09-17T15:33:55.192118 application/epub+zip 3221675 2024-09-17T15:34:18.851492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3163353 2024-09-17T15:34:08.063530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660312 2022-09-19T09:23:27.438581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 942104 941928 2024-09-17T15:33:51.616275 2023-09-18T10:15:43.022644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 941480 2013-02-20T18:32:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 319320 2013-02-20T18:32:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 941780 2013-02-20T18:32:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 319217 2013-02-20T18:32:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20860 2024-09-17T15:34:19.016618 application/rdf+xml 12681 2024-09-17T15:33:55.355103 image/jpeg 2461 2024-09-17T15:33:55.277108 image/jpeg 3608471 2024-09-17T15:33:54.073124 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog