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Book/Printed Material Bhotan and the story of the Dooar war, including sketches of three months' residence in the Himalayas, and narrative of a visit to Bhotan in May, 1865,

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Title

  • Bhotan and the story of the Dooar war, including sketches of three months' residence in the Himalayas, and narrative of a visit to Bhotan in May, 1865,

Summary

  • The Dooar (or Duār) War of 1864-65 began as an attempt by the authorities in British India to annex from Bhutan the territory known as Duārs in order to stop what they claimed were incursions into India from Bhutan. David Field Rennie, who participated in the conflict as a military surgeon, wrote this book on his four-month voyage back to England. Bhutan, which is located at the eastern end of the Himalaya mountain range, was at that time one of the world's most isolated countries. Rennie's intention was to make Bhutan and its people better known in Europe. His work contains an account of the war and observations on the geography, history, people, and languages of the country. As a consequence of the war, Bhutan was forced to cede Duārs to British India. Duārs now constitutes a portion of the states of Assam and West Bengal in India. The book contains a large-scale foldout map of Bhutan. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Rennie, D. F. (David Field), -1868

Created / Published

  • London, J. Murray, 1866.

Headings

  • -  Bhutan--Description and travel
  • -  Bhutan--History

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  digital files not viewed; td12 2008-11-3

Medium

  • xxiii, [1] p., 1 l., 408 p. front., illus., pl., ports., fold. map. 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DS485.B503 R4

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 42046047

Online Format

  • pdf
  • online text
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Rennie, D. F. , -1868. Bhotan and the story of the Dooar war, including sketches of three months' residence in the Himalayas, and narrative of a visit to Bhotan in May. London, J. Murray, 1866. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/42046047/.

APA citation style:

Rennie, D. F. (1866) Bhotan and the story of the Dooar war, including sketches of three months' residence in the Himalayas, and narrative of a visit to Bhotan in May. London, J. Murray. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/42046047/.

MLA citation style:

Rennie, D. F. , -1868. Bhotan and the story of the Dooar war, including sketches of three months' residence in the Himalayas, and narrative of a visit to Bhotan in May. London, J. Murray, 1866. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/42046047/>.