Albert von Le Coq (1860–1930)
Auteur van Buried Treasures of Chinese Turkestan
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Von Land und Leuten in Ostturkestan : Berichte und Abenteuer der 4. deutschen Turfanexpedition (1982) — Auteur — 4 exemplaren
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Buried Treasures of Chinese Turkestan (Oxford in… door Albert Von Le Coq
The story of Von le Coq's archeological adventures in Chinese Turkestan at the beginning of the twentieth century. It includes a little family history, as well as background information about what was known about the silk road at the time. He describes everything in an entertaining and absorbing style with many amusing anecdotes about the people he meets and also his colleague, Grünwedel. Towards the end, when, recovering from dysentery he climbs over part of the Himalayan range and down into India, it becomes an account of an heroic adventure.… (meer)
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