Excerpt from Account of the Survey Operations in Connection With the Mission to Yarkand and Kashgar in 1873-74
The term by which it has been customary to designate natives employed by the Great Trigonometrical Survey Department on trans-frontier Explorations.(2)
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book is an account of a diplomatic mission to Kashgar in the mid to late 19th century. The author, an officer in the Indian Survey Department, accompanied the mission as its geographer, and the book contains his report on the geographical and meteorological observations he made during the expedition. The report includes detailed descriptions of the routes taken by the mission, as well as astronomical, meteorological, and magnetic observations. The author also provides a wealth of information on the geography and climate of the region, and on the customs and traditions of the people who live there. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of exploration in Central Asia, or in the geography and climate of the region. It is also a fascinating read for anyone interested in the adventures of a 19th-century explorer. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781332096060_0
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