Geographical Magazine Christmas Issue 1937 – Tibet Special

Following on from my post about occult explorer Theodore Illion yesterday and his supposed secret underground city in Tibet (published in 1937), here’s a 1937 ad for Geographical Magazine, the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (then quite a new title – it’s only launched in 1935 I think) with a photo-spread on Tibet by Sir Frederick O’Connor. O’Connor was a military man, interpreter, explorer, author and several times visitor to Tibet. He was indeed Younghusband’s interpreter having lesarnt Tibetan while assigned to the India department. He seems to have made many friends in Tibet, including the Panchen Lama, hence his repeat visits…..

O’Connor driving his Peugeot “Baby” in Gyantse, Tibet in 1907