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EAST ASIA.
But however this be, no explorer having yet followed the lower course of the
Tsangbo beyond the point reached by Harman's emissary, this important question
from its
remains still undetermined. What becomes of the river after escaping
a chart of the
Tibetan valley? In 1721 the missionary Regis, who drew up
is known for
country by order of the Emperor Kang-hi, stated that "nothing
certain as to the place where the river discharges." He had merely learnt that it
flows into the Bay of Bengal " towards Aracan, or the mouth of the Ganges in
Mogul." D'Anville, availing himself of the lamas' map and the documents furnished
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12. COURSE OF THE TSANOBO.
According to the Chinese Documents.
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