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9780750942003
Spying for the Raj The Pundits And the Mapping of the Himalaya
by Stewart, Jules
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- ISBN-13: 9780750942003
- ISBN: 0750942002
- Publication Date: 2006
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing
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SUMMARY
In the 1860s, Captain Thomas Montgomerie trained natives from the Indian border to be surveyors, and had them explore the Himalaya region covertly - these men, known as pundits, were disguised as lamas. This book talks about these servants of the Raj who managed to map the Himalayas and Tibet, thereby aiding the British Empire.Stewart, Jules is the author of 'Spying for the Raj The Pundits And the Mapping of the Himalaya', published 2006 under ISBN 9780750942003 and ISBN 0750942002.
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