Riaz Dean: Mapping the Great Game [2019] hardback ZCGIF 'One of the most electrifying

'One of the most electrifying writers at work in America today

with graphic milestones and other surprising finds drawn from the University of Amsterdam's Special Collections Library

But everything changes one afternoon in April

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Riaz Dean: Mapping the Great Game [2019] hardback ZCGIF 'One of the most electrifyingAlthough the ultimate prize of the Great Game played out between Great Britain and Imperial Russia in the 19th century was India, most of the intrigue and action took place along its northern frontier in Afghanistan, Turkestan and Tibet. Maps, and knowledge of the enemy were crucial elements in Britain's struggle to defend the 'jewel in the crown'. The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India had been founded in the 18th century, with the aim of creating