William Gill (explorer)
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Captain William John Gill was an English explorer and British army officer. He was born in Bangalore, India, the second child and elder son of the army officer, artist and photographer Major Robert Gi
Portrait of William Gill by T.B. Wirgman (1848-1925) with Gill's signature below
Jersey postage stamp showing Gill exploring with General William Mesny
Batang, Sichuan
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Batang Town, officially Xiaqiong Town, is a town in Batang County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, in the China on the main route between Chengdu and Lhasa, Tibet, and just east
William Gill (explorer)
…Gill, Mesny and their party climbed to the Tibetan plateau, which is mostly more than 2 miles above sea level. Passing through Litang, they reached Batang in the valley of a tributary of the Jinsha River, then regarded by Europeans as the true upper Yangtze. Jinsha means “golden sand” and Gill named his…
Bistro in Batang
Jinxianzi Ave, Batang
1 Seda facing south