Edvard Amundsen (sold)
Edvard Amundsen (January 27, 1873 - December 21, 1928) was a Norwegian explorer and Lutheran missionary in China and Tibet. He is also known as a Tibetan specialist. Amundsen traveled with Theo Sørensen to Darjeeling and Kalimpong in 1896 as a missionary for the Chinal Inland Mission, where he studied Tibetan religion and customs. After completing his language studies, he parted ways with Sørensen and traveled on to Lhasa. At some later point, Amundsen and Sørensen traveled together to Dartsedo in the foothills of the Tibetan plateau. In 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion, Amundsen was forced to leave China for Darjeeling, but he returned in 1903 and worked in Yunnan or the British and Foreign Bible Society until 1911. He served in China for the last time from 1918/1919 until 1924 for the Mission Covenant Church of Norway.
Illustrates some of Amundsen's travels in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces as a Christian missionary.
Sketch Map of Part of South Western China illustrating the journey of Edward Amundsen 1898 - 1899.
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This is a 1900 Edward Amundsen map of the Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces in China. The map depicts the region from Batang and Ta-Chien-Lu to Dali City (Tali Fu). Illustrating Amundsen's excursion through this territory, a dashed line traces his journey from Wei-shi ... (more details)