9781108019569 - The River of Golden Sand 2 Volume Set: The Narrative of a Journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah (Cambridge Library Collection: Travel and Exploration) v... (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. William Gill was an explorer and officer in the Royal Engineers, who used his large inheritance to finance explorations of remote countries. This two volume work, published in 1880, describes Gill s expedition through Sichuan and along the eastern edge of T.

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Sonstige Video. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - William Gill (1843-1883) was an explorer and commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers. After inheriting a fortune from a distant relative in 1871, Gill decided to remain in the Army and use his inheritance to finance explorations of remote countries, satisfying his love of travel and gathering intelligence for the British government. He was awarded a gold medal by the Royal Geographical Society in 1879 for his scientific observations on his expeditions. This two volume work, first published in 1880, is Gill's account of his expedition from Chengdu, China through Sichuan, along the eastern edge of Tibet via Litang, to Bhamo in Burma, a region little explored by westerners before him. Gill describes in vivid detail the cultures, societies and settlements of the region, and their political and economic systems.