Sunday, March 11, 2012


Report on a Mission to Sikkim and the Tibetan Frontier, with a Memorandum on our relations with Tibet

Title Report on a Mission to Sikkim and the Tibetan Frontier, with a Memorandum on our relations with Tibet
Reference GBR/0115/Y302592A
Creator Macaulay, Colman Patrick Louis, 1848-1890, secretary to the government of Bengal
Covering Dates Oct. 1885-Nov. 1885
Extent and Medium 22 images in 1 volume; Many are faded or spotted.
Repository Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library
Content and context
Colman Patrick Louis Macaulay, C.I.E. [?] (1848-1890) was secretary to the government of Bengal and active during 1885.
Printed volume, with original photographs inserted, written by Colman Macaulay. Macaulay undertook his mission in October-November 1885, and reported enthusiastically on the value of extending British relations with Tibet, but though he was chosen to lead a subsequent mission to promote this, an Anglo-Chinese treaty led to its abandonment. In his introduction to the present volume, he notes that 'photographs were taken on the journey' (though without indicating the photographer), and the book consists mainly of his diary. The photographs are mostly scenes on the road, though a few show people.
Purchased in July 1949.
Access and Use
Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Report on a Mission to Sikkim and the Tibetan Frontier, with a Memorandum on our relations with Tibet, Y302592A
Further information
The full citation for this item is: Macaulay, Colman (1885), 'Report of a mission to Sikkim and the Tibetan frontier', Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Press.
Indexed
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Y302592A/17 - Group at Giagong on the Tibetan Frontier
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Index Terms
Asia
India
Macaulay, Colman Patrick Louis (1848-1890) secretary to the government of Bengal
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