Description |
Report on the results of expedition to Turkestan undertaken by Jules Léon Dutreuil de Rhins (1846-1894) together with Fernand Grenard (1866-?) during 1891-1895. Published by the latter after the death of Dutreuil de Rhins. Contains geological and archaeological collections, photographs, maps, and data of atomospheric pressure. Have great academic value at that time and even till today. Especially palm leaf manuscripts purchased in Khotan are as important as the Bower manuscript found in Kucha. These findings arose enthusiasm of expedition in Central Asia by European countries. |