An account of an embassy to the court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet; . containing a narrative of a journey through Bootan, and part of Tibet. By Captain Samuel Turner. To which are added views taken on the spot, by Lieutenant Samuel Davis; and observations botanical, mineralogical, and medical, by Mr. Robert Saunders.
Samuel Turner (1749-1802)
Category
Books
Date
1800
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3040969
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxviii,473,[1]p, [14] plates . maps . 4to.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clipping from dealer's catalogue, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate lettered George Wilbraham (Franks 31733) [George Wilbraham (1779-1852), of Delamere House, Northwich, Cheshire]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Delamere House 20/1 '39. Binding: Nineteenth-century full diced calf over boards; gilt fillet; gilt spine title 'Turner's Embassy to Tibet'; sewn on five raised bands; spine worn
Makers and roles
Samuel Turner (1749-1802) Samuel Davis (1760 - 1819), illustrator Robert Saunders