Survey Tibet (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque avec équipements. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

Rilegato. Condition: molto buono. Dust Jacket Condition: buono. DD34 volume di 191 pp. legatura in cartoncino editoriale figurato, lingua cinese e inglese, volume riccamente illustrato, brossura figurata, usura della copertina per bruniture e piegature agli angoli superiori dei piatti.

Condition: Poor. 4to. Pictorial Laminated Boards in d/w. 192pp. Near fine. Illustrated throughout. Written in dual languages. A photographic history of Tibet. Hand made end pages, fly leaf is foxed.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language:Chinese.Author:The Compiling Committee of the Photo Collection of A Survey of Tibet.Binding:HardCover.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language:English.Author:The Compiling Committee of the Photo Collection of A Survey of Tibet.Binding:HardCover.

The original item. On one side of a piece of a piece of paper roughly 70 x 100 cm, folded into a 10.5 x 15.5 cm packet of fifty panels. An attractive item, but in need of some attention: on brittle and discoloured paper, with several closed tears. The map was the work of Col. H. B. Hudson. A significant map, still cited in the Sino-Indian border dispute. For the background see 'Two Important Maps from the Survey of India', Geographical Journa, October 1915. First published in 1914, but the only copy of this 1917 version located in the National Library of Australia.…

1st Edition. Very good. Map dissected and laid on linen. Size 20.75 x 34.5 Inches. This is a rare 1892 large-format dissected folding map of Nepal and nearby territories produced by the Survey of India. It is the first edition of the most complete and accurate 19th-century survey of Nepal, far exceeding earlier maps in detail and comprehensiveness. Produced during a period of inter-imperial competition in the Himalayas, this map is a product of equal parts espionage and exploration. A Closer Look The map covers Nepal and portions of surrounding territories in great detail, showing major and minor roads, railways, rivers, lakes, monasteries, temples, bazaars, hot springs, a toll house near the Nepal-Tibet border, and, of course, mountains, with elevations noted. A dashed line marked 'approximate boundary' runs northwest to southeast across the top half of the map, right through Mount Everest, foreshadowing subsequent territorial and border disputes in the Himalayas. Historical Context The expansion of British influence into the region is clear, as several conquered territories surrounding Nepal were later incorporated into the system of protectorates and associations that defined Company Rule in India. Railways, both extant and proposed, are indicated, showing the extent of their reach through northern India, to the foothills of the Himalayas, and to Darjeeling, which had been reached by a narrow (2 foot or 600 mm) gauge railway less than a decade prior. The compilation of this map by T. H. Holdich and his team was a major undertaking in its own right, merging maps from multiple sources on different scales and incorporating new intelligence. The confidential box at bottom suggests that this map was considered both valuable and secret, to be used only by top-level officials and then returned to Survey of India offices. Imperial Competition in the Himalayas Under the Shah Dynasty, which consolidated power in the 18th century, the Gorkha Kingdom became a major military and economic force in the Himalayas, bringing it into conflict with neighboring states, including Tibet, a protectorate of the Qing. In 1788, the Gorkha Kingdom invaded Tibet following disputes over trade and territory. The Nepalese were initially successful but later were forced to retreat in the face of a Qing counter-attack. Qing troops, in turn, found it difficult to advance into Gorkha territory, and a peace was eventually signed, making Nepal a Qing tributary. Nonetheless, increasing British influence in the Himalayas in the 19th century broke these ties. Although the invasion of Tibet was turned back, wars with other nearby states like Garhwal and Sikkim were more successful. Gorkha territory extended considerably to the west, east, and south, bumping into the British East India Company's ever-expanding interests in South Asia. The Anglo-Nepalese War (1814 - 1816) pitted Nepal against the East India Company and its Indian allies, some of which were occupied or threatened by the Gorkhas. After fierce fighting, Nepal agreed to a peace whereby it lost most of its recent territorial gains in exchange for autonomy from the British. In 1855, tensions between Nepal and Tibet brewed again, when Qing China was too preoccupied with several existential crises to become directly involved. Secure in good relations if not outright support from the British, Nepal invaded Tibet, but the fighting was costly and inconclusive, with the border town of Kuti (or Nilam Jong, today Nyalam) changing hands several times. Although a treaty was signed laying out grievances and proposing solutions to long-standing trade, territorial, and religious disputes, little was changed by the war. By this time, outside powers were becoming interested in the Himalayas, and tensions between Tibet and Nepal became a proxy for wider struggles between Britain, Russia, and China in Inner Asia. Although under the Rana dynasty (1846 - 1951) Nepal was strictly isolationist, it came to endorse the British presence in So. Signed by Author(s).…

Average. Dark toned. Foxing throughout with soiling in margins and wear along edge. Major dissections on vertical fold lines repaired on verso,andstabilized. Size 12.75 x 22.25 Inches. A fascinating linguistic map of the Himalayas, focusing on Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and environs produced in 1908 by the Survey of India when Nepal was still closed to foreign visitors. It provides insight on the cultural and linguistic complexity of the Himalayas, which at the time formed the furthest edge of the British Empire's influence in Inner Asia. A Closer Look Ranging from Srinagar and Jaipur in the west to Assam and what is now Arunachal Pradesh in the east, this map takes in the Himalaya region, including Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim. Railways, roads, rivers, mountains (with elevation), cities, and towns are indicated, but the main focus is on languages and dialects, which are denoted with color shading and overprint. Many of these languages and dialects are now endangered, spoken by a shrinking number of elderly, rural residents. This region is notable, even exceptional, both for the variability of languages spoken, even within a small geographic area, and the wide range of language groups which intersect there. Sino-Tibetan (or Trans-Himalayan), Indo-European, KraDai, and Austroasiatic languages are all spoken in the Himalayas. As indicated here, even within a single language family, such as Tibetan, there was wide variation by region and dialect (and this map does not even extend to other subgroups such as Amdo and Khams Tibetan). For example, the LadakhiBalti languages seen at left are atonal, while other Tibetic languages and dialects in the Himalayas are tonal. The Linguistic Survey of India George Abraham Grierson (1851 - 1941) was born near Dublin to a family of printers and publishers. He qualified for the Indian Civil Service while studying at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was a student of Orientalist Robert Atkinson. Grierson proved to be a gifted student of Indian languages, which prepared him well for his career in India. While working for the Indian Civil Service and afterwards, he was an active scholar of Indian languages, regularly attending conferences and publishing research. After years of lobbying, Grierson was able to overcome concerns about cost and feasibility to convince the Government of India to finance the project, which began in 1894 and continued until 1928. In all, eleven massive volumes, most divided into multiple parts, were published, and copious notes, recordings, and other materials have been useful to subsequent researchers. The difficulties in ensuring uniformity across the culturally diverse and complex subcontinent have led the project to be criticized, while its results have become a tool for various ethno-linguistic groups seeking recognition or territorial modifications. From the 1980s, the Indian government has on several occasions sought to recreate, modify, and otherwise supplement the original survey, but these have all been incomplete (in part because of fears that the survey could stoke intercommunal discrimination and tensions). In 2010, a non-profit organization launched the People's Linguistic Survey of India, a volunteer effort focusing initially on the Himalayas region. Publication History and Census This map appeared in the Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. III, Part 1 , overseen by Grierson and published by the Superintendent of Government Printing in 1909, though the notation at bottom suggests that the map itself was printed in 1908, at the Survey of India Office (S.I.O.) in Calcutta. The map is not independently cataloged with any institution and has no known history on the market, while the entire Linguistic Survey of India and its constituent volumes are held by major research institutions worldwide. References: OCLC 491445936 (entire book).…