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<dl><dd>xxviii, 473 pages, [14] leaves of plates (2 folded) : 30 cm</dd>
<dd>In 1783, at the opportunity presented by a new Panchen (or Teshoo) Lama, Bengal governor-general Warren Hastings sent a deputation to Tibet and Bhutan in the hope of promoting British-Indian trade across the Himalayas. Samuel Turner (1759-1802), an army officer in the East India Company, was appointed leader of the mission. His journal, offering first-hand descriptions of these countries, was originally published in 1800 and remained the only such English-language work for more than half a century. Assisted by the botanist and surgeon Robert Saunders and the surveyor and illustrator Samuel Davis, Turner interweaves geographical and scientific observations with descriptions of social and religious customs; the vivid account of his reception by the infant Panchen Lama is of particular note. The introduction sketches the history of Bengal-Bhutan relations and George Bogle's prior mission, while later sections deal with Tibet and the influence of China. This was and remains an invaluable account of eighteenth-century diplomacy</dd>
<dd>Some of the plates signed: Lieut. S Davis del, James Basire sc. One aquatint by De la Motte after Stubbs</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references</dd>
<dd>extracted picklist 20081216</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region; Buddhism -- Bhutan; Lamas -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Early works to 1800; British -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 18th century -- Early works to 1800; Dge-lugs-pa (Sect); Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Description and travel; Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Civilization; Bhutan -- Description and travel</div>
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Turner, Samuel, 1759-1802, author</div>
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