Mapping the Great Game Audiobook Libro.fm

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In the 19th century the British and Russian empires were engaged in bitter rivalry for the acquisition of Southern Asian Although India was the ultimate prize most of the intrigue and action took place along its northern frontier in Afghanistan Turkestan and Tibet Mapping the region and gaining knowledge of the enemy were crucial to the interests of both sides

The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India began in the eighteenth century with the aim of creating a detailed map of the subcontinent Under the leadership of George Everestwhose name was later bestowed to the worlds tallest mountainit mapped the Great Arc running from the countrys southern tip to the Himalayas Much of the work was done by Indian explorers known as Pundits They were the first to reveal the mysteries of the forbidden city of Lhasa and discover the true course of Tibets mighty Tsangpo River

These explorers performed essential information gathering for the British Empire and filled in large portions of the map of Asia Their adventurous exploits are vividly recounted in Mapping the Great Game