Western Exploration
Norbu Dhondup, a diplomat, Lhasa, Tibet. With Tibetan government passport or Lamyig 1938
Norbu Dhondup, a diplomat, Lhasa, Tibet. With Tibetan government passport or Lamyig for the 1938 Everest Expedition.
The Dekyi Lingka (“Garden of Happiness”)
The Dekyi Lingka (“Garden of Happiness”) was the Embassy of India and also becam the home of the British Mission from 1936 until 1947. Located in eastern Lhasa, not far…
Colonel Francis Younghusband, invaded Tibet
In 1903, British forces under the command of the Indian Political officer, Colonel Francis Younghusband, invaded Tibet, The British entered Lhasa and imposed a treaty on Tibetans, while a fear…
German Expedition (1938-39)
In 1938, 5 German scientists embarked on an extraordinary quest. They risked their lives crossing the highest mountains in the world to reach one of the most remote Country: Tibet.…
Arthur Hopkinson, the last British Political Officer Sikkim, in travelling wear, c1927
Arthur Hopkinson, the last British Political Officer Sikkim, in travelling wear, c1927. Source: Hopsinson Collection: Copyright British Museum.
Charles Alfred Bell
It was in Darjeeling that Charles Alfred Bell had his first contact with Tibetans and became fascinated with the people and their culture. 1) Bell at once applied himself to…
Basil Gould as photographed by Ernst Schäfer in 1938
Basil Gould as photographed by Ernst Schäfer in 1938.
Picture of Sir Basil Gould with Ernst Schäfer, German expedition to Tibet in 1938
Picture of Sir Basil Gould with Ernst Schäfer, German expedition to Tibet in 1938.
Basil Gould and the Tibetan PrimeMinister Langdun sitting in the British Political Officer’s residence called Dekyi Lingka
Basil Gould and the Tibetan PrimeMinister Langdun sitting in the British Political Officer’s residence called Dekyi Lingka.