Western Himalaya and Tibet: A Narrative of a Journey Through the Mountains of Northern India, During the Years 1847-8Reeve and Company, 1852 - 501 páginas Account of journey by T. Thomson, Major Cunningham & H. Strachey through Himalayas, Tibet, Jammu & Kashmir 1847-1848, with scientific observations on plants, cultivation, geology, glaciers. |
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abruptly abundant Allardia alluvial alluvium alpine appearance ascended bank barren boulders Chenab Chenopodiacea clay cliffs climate close coloured common conglomerate considerable continued course covered crest crossed cultivation day's journey deep dense deodar descended direction distance Dras Dras river east elevation encamped extremely forest formed glacier gneiss gradually granite grassy gravelly height herbaceous hills Himalaya hundred feet Indus Iskardo Kashmir Khapalu Kunawar lacustrine lake limestone lofty lower mass miles moraine mountains narrow nearly Nubra Nubra river observed occupied occurred open valley Parang pass patches Piti river plain plants platform range ravine ridge rise road lay rock rocky Rondu rose round rugged sandstone scattered seen Shayuk shrubby side Simla slate slope snow snowy species spur steep stony stream summit surface Sutlej Sutlej valley Tibet Tibetan tion tract travelled trees upper vegetation village willow wooded Zanskar Zoji pass
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Página 109 - The gradual transition, in ascending the Sutlej, from Hinduism to Buddhism, is very remarkable, and not the less so because it is accompanied by an equally gradual change in the physical aspect of the inhabitants, the Hindus of the lower Sutlej appearing to pass by insensible gradations as we advance from village to village, till at last we arrive at a pure Tartar population. The people of upper Piti have quite the Tartar physiognomy, the small stature and stout build of the inhabitants of Ladak,...
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Página 504 - The drawings are beautifully executed by the author himself on stone, the dissections carefully prepared, and the whole account of the species drawn up in such a way as cannot fail to be instructive, even to those who are well acquainted with the subject. The greater part of our more common Algae have never been illustrated in a manner agreeable to the present state of Algology," QARDENEES