Southern Tibet: Discoveries in Former Times Compared with My Own Researches in 1906-1908, Part 1Lithographic institute of the General staff of the Swedish army, 1917 |
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Andrade Andrade's Anquetil du Perron autres Bautisus Bengal Berwan Brahmaputra called Caor Carte Central Asia century Chiamay China Chinese comes course d'Anville d'Anville's map Delisle Desideri east eastern Edrisi Emperor European fait Father fleuve flows Gagra Gastaldi Gaubil geographical Goës grand Grueber Himalaya Hwangho hydrography Ibn Khordadhbeh Imaus India Indus Jesuit journey Kailas Kāilāsa Kashgar Kashmir Khotan Kingdom Kircher Klaproth Koko-nor Kwen-lun Lacus Ladak lake lake Manasarovar Lamas Lassa Lhasa Lop-nor Manasarovar Marco Polo mentioned Mercator Meru Mongol mons montagnes Montes mountains narrative northern Ortelius Paris Paropamisus Peking province Ptolemy Ptolemy's Rakas-tal range regarded regions Renat rivière ROYAUME Rudok Satlej says Siba situated Source du Gange SOUTHERN TIBET Strabo Strahlenberg Ta-ch'ing map Tangut Tarim Tartary tchou Tibetan Tieffenthaler Tieffenthaler's Transhimalaya translated travelled tributaries Tsangpo Turfan upper western Witsen Yarkand
Popular passages
Page 7 - On the summit of Meru is the vast city of Brahma, extending fourteen thousand leagues, and renowned in heaven ; and around it, in the cardinal points and the intermediate quarters, are situated the stately cities of Indra and the other regents of the spheres.
Page 176 - Et fluvius egrediebatur de loco voluptatis ad irrigandum paradisum, qui inde dividitur in quatuor capita.
Page 7 - Bhadraswa, to the ocean. § The Alakananda flows south, to (the country of) Bharata, and, dividing into seven rivers on the way, falls into the sea. The Chakshu falls into the sea, after traversing all the western mountains, and passing through the country of Ketumala.
Page 12 - Ganga, embrowned with the unguents of the nymphs of heaven, who have sported in her waters. Having her source in the nail of the great toe of Vishnu's left foot, Dhruva...
Page 66 - In summer also there are plenty to be found in the mountains, but the heat of the sun is so great that it is scarcely possible to go thither, nor is there then a drop of water to be found. Moreover in those mountains great serpents are rife to a marvellous degree, besides other vermin, and this owing to the great heat. The serpents are also the most venomous in existence, insomuch that any one going to that region runs fearful peril ; for many have been destroyed by these evil reptiles.
Page 138 - ... dint of their own sanctity and the help of God. They always go in a state of dirt and uncleanness, devoid of respect for themselves, or for those who see them, unwashed, unkempt and sordidly attired. These people also have a custom which I must tell you. If a man is condemned to death and executed by the lawful authority, they take his body and cook and eat it. But if anyone die a natural death then they will not eat the body.
Page 30 - The following are statements about the river Indus which are quite unquestionable, and therefore let me record them. The Indus is the largest of all the rivers in Asia and Europe, except the Ganges, which is also an Indian river. It takes its rise on this side Mount Parapamisus, or Caucasus, and discharges its water into the Great Sea which lies near India in the direction of the south wind. It has two mouths, both of which outlets are full of shallow pools like the five outlets of the Ister (Danube)....
Page 57 - Tanwat, he left the easterly direction and turned to the left. He marched to Naipal, a distance of 20 farsakh, most of which was ascending country. From Naipal he came to Bhoteshar in thirty days, a distance of nearly 80 farsakh, in which there is more ascending than descending country. And there is a water which is several times crossed on bridges consisting of planks tied with cords to two canes, which stretch from rock to rock, and are fastened to milestones constructed on either side. People...
Page 138 - You ride for 20 days without finding any inhabited spot, so that travellers are obliged to carry all their provisions with them, and are constantly falling in with those wild beasts which are so numerous and so dangerous. After that you come at length to a tract where there are towns and villages in considerable numbers.3 The people of those towns have a strange custom in regard to marriage which I will now relate. No man of that country would on any consideration take to wife a girl who was a maid...
Page 14 - As the dew is dried up by the morning sun, so are the sins of mankind by the sight of Himachal.