TIBET WHITE (JOHN CLAUDE) Three views of Tibet, comprising; Khampa Dzong [from the East]; View of Lhatse Dzong; The British invasion forces on the plain looking towards Khampa Dzong, gelatin silver prints, each neatly mounted on early stiff paper, images 190 x 320mm., [c.1903-04] (3) Footnotes: Three fine views taken by John Claude White during the Younghusband Mission to Tibet in 1903-04. 'White's pictures are the only lasting evidence of the British stay at Khampa dzong, which, today like most Tibetan dzongs ies in ruins, either by decay or the result of destruction carried out systematically during the Cultural Revolution in China' (K. and P.D. Meyer, In the Shadow of the Himalayas. Tibet. Bhutan. Nepal. Sikkim. A Photographic Record by John Claude White 1883-1908, 2005, p.107). The British Library has these images (Endangered Archives Programme, Ref. EAP166/2/1/4/4[and 15, 26]). Provenance: Phyllis S. Hodges, ownership inscription and caption 'Khambra Jong. Tibet' on verso of sheets. She was the elder daughter of Walter H. Hodges (1868-1938), who acted as assistant to the Political Officer at Sikkim from 1890 to 1917. John Claude White held this position from 1889 until 1907; by family descent to the vendor. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing