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AMBOLT, Nils.

KARAVAN: Travels in Eastern Turkestan. Ambolt was a Swedish aastronomer and geodesist. This is his personal narrative of a five year sojourn and expedition through Central Asia. He worked in Sinkian or by the ancient name of Dzungaria and in other completely unknown parts of Northern Tibet, later in Western Tibet & Ladakh. He collect- ed valuable astronomic, geodetic & meteorological observat- ions. He also carried out triangulations, altitude measure- ments, cartographical observations throughout the areas he visited. This great work assisted in the mapping of Central Asia & Chinese Turkestan. Ambolt also was a staff member on Sven Hedin's big expedition of 1928-33 & 35. Excellent cov- erage of the journey from Chinese Turkestan to Kuruk-tagh, Lop Nor, Kara-koshun, Bejan-tura, Urmtsi, Bogdo Ula, observ- ations of the Dalai Lama, through the desert to Khotan, Yar- kand & Swedish missionaries, over the Kara-koram Pass, goal of ambitions, Dalai-kurghan-Charchan, Southern edge of Takl- amakan, notes on feminine intuition & Turki religion. A most fasacinating primary resource. Click for available editions