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La vie de Saint François Xavier de la compagnie de Jésus apôtre des Indes et du Japon (map)
The pioneer Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier’s travels took him to much of maritime South and East Asia, including Ceylon and Japan. The cult of Xavier in Ireland has involved widespread distribution of hagiographies and biographies. Bouhours’ text…
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn (Title page)
Elizabeth Bisland, The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn (London / Boston 1911 [first ed. 1906]). Brought up in Dublin, Hearn (1850 – 1904) became a freethinker (atheist) and Buddhist sympathiser in America as well as crossing “race lines” by…
China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire
(title page)
China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire.
Allom’s very popular illustrated travel books are a late reflection of the earlier tradition of travel writing but also demonstrate its…
Allom’s very popular illustrated travel books are a late reflection of the earlier tradition of travel writing but also demonstrate its…
China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire
(Temple of Buddha)
China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire.
Allom’s very popular illustrated travel books are a late reflection of the earlier tradition of travel writing but also demonstrate its…
Allom’s very popular illustrated travel books are a late reflection of the earlier tradition of travel writing but also demonstrate its…
China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire
(Great Temple interior)
China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire.
Allom’s very popular illustrated travel books are a late reflection of the earlier tradition of travel writing but also demonstrate its…
Allom’s very popular illustrated travel books are a late reflection of the earlier tradition of travel writing but also demonstrate its…
China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire
(entrance to the Temple)
China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire.
Allom’s very popular illustrated travel books are a late reflection of the earlier tradition of travel writing but also demonstrate its…
Allom’s very popular illustrated travel books are a late reflection of the earlier tradition of travel writing but also demonstrate its…
Some of the Tibetan Lamas
(Irish Independent, Sept. 16 1925, p. 3)
The 1924 Mallory / Irvine expedition to Everest was largely financed by John Noel’s silent film Epic of Everest. Screenings were preceded by musical and dance performances from six “dancing lamas” (in fact one lama and five monks) who had been…