Spying for the Raj: The Pundits and the Mapping of the Himalaya by Jules Stewart

Spying for the Raj: The Pundits and the Mapping of the Himalaya

Jules Stewart

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nonfiction history
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In the 1860s, Captain Thomas Montgomerie trained natives to be surveyors, and had them explore the region covertly. These men, known as pundits, were disguised as lamas (holy men). This book talks about these servants of the Raj who managed to map...

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