A01=Isabella L. Bishop
Author_Isabella L. Bishop
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- ISBN 9789391928384
- Weight: 500g
- Dimensions: 150 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 20 Nov 2024
- Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
- Publication City/Country: IN
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book is an engrossing account of Isabella Bishop's journey to Tibet through rugged passes of the Himalayas, partly by foot, horse and boat, and camping at places in Arabian tents. When she took her trip, she was nearly sixty years old. Starting her journey from Srinagar, she extensively documented her journey describing the flora and fauna, the people, their culture, their lifestyle, the lamas and the monasteries that she came across and so forth.
The travelogue also contains beautiful descriptions of Shergol and Leh, the capital of Lesser Tibet. She also gives vivid descriptions of the colorful bazaars of Leh, and the architectural wonders there. She later extended her journey to Nubra further northwards. The book abounds in beautiful sketches made by her of these places.
The travelogue also contains beautiful descriptions of Shergol and Leh, the capital of Lesser Tibet. She also gives vivid descriptions of the colorful bazaars of Leh, and the architectural wonders there. She later extended her journey to Nubra further northwards. The book abounds in beautiful sketches made by her of these places.
Isabella L. Bishop (15 October 1831-7 October 1904) was a nineteenth-century British explorer, writer, photographer, and naturalist. Along with Fanny Jane Butler, she founded the John Bishop Memorial Hospital in Srinagar. She was the first woman to be elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She is also the author of Unbeaten Traces in?Japan.
