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Visits to high Tartary, Yârkand, and Kâshghar (formerly Chinese Tartary), and return journey over the Karakoram pass
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- by Robert Shaw
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- English
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- London : John Murray, 1871
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- xv, 1 unnumbered page, 486 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates (some color) : illustrations, 2 maps (folded) ; 22 cm
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- ocm02422670
- "London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street, and Charing Cross"--P. 486.
- Introductory -- The tribes of Toorkistân and Tartary -- Recent history of Eastern Toorkistân -- Journey from Kangra to Ladâk -- Journey from Ladâk to the Kârâkash River -- Detention at Shahidoolla -- Shahidoolla to Yârkand -- Continuation of journey to Yârkand -- Residence at Yârkand -- Yârkand to Kâshghar -- Arrival at Kâshghar -- Detention at Kâshghar -- From Kâshghar back to Yârkand and stay there -- Return from Yârkand to India -- Native opinions respecting India -- Summary of characteristics of Toorkistân -- Appendix: Extract from Cunningham's "Ladâk". Cataclysm of the Shayok and Indus