In the shadow of the Himalayas : Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim : a photographic record by John Claude White, 1883-1908 / Kurt Meyer and Pamel Deuel Meyer.

Main entry:

Meyer, Kurt.

Title & Author:

In the shadow of the Himalayas : Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim : a photographic record by John Claude White, 1883-1908 / Kurt Meyer and Pamel Deuel Meyer.

Publication:

Ahmedabad : Mapin ; [Portchester] : [Art Books International distributor], 2005.

Description:

190 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 25 x 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

John Claude White spent twenty-one years as the first British office overseeing the British interests in Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet. This book is a tribute to his love of the countryside and includes his memorable images: the panoramic photographs of the vast Tibetan landscape, the mountains and glaciers of Sikkim, monks and monasteries of Lhasa, portraits of the royal court in Bhutan.

ISBN:

8188204250 (Mapin ; cased)
9788188204250 (Mapin ; cased)
189020661X (Grantha ; cased)
9781890206611 (Grantha ; cased)

Subject:

White, J. Claude (John Claude), 1853-1918 Travel Himalaya Mountains Region.
White, J. Claude (John Claude), 1853-1918
White, John Claude Photographie Himalaja Geschichte 1883-1908 Bildband.
Manners and customs
Travel
Photographie Himalaja White, John Claude Geschichte 1883-1908 Bildband.
Himalaya Mountains Region Description and travel.
Himalaya Mountains Region Pictorial works.
Himalaya Mountains Region Social life and customs 19th century.
Himalaya Mountains Region Social life and customs 19th century Pictorial works.
Himālaya Descriptions et voyages.
Himālaya Ouvrages illustrés.
Himālaya Mœurs et coutumes 19e siècle.
Himālaya Mœurs et coutumes 19e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Himalaya Mountains Region
Himalaja Photographie White, John Claude Geschichte 1883-1908 Bildband.

Form/genre:

Illustrated works

Added entries:

Deuel Meyer, Pamela.
White, J. Claude (John Claude), 1853-1918.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 250283
Call No.: DS485.H6 M49 2005
Status: Available

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