Unknown Mongolia : A Record of Travel in N.W.Mongolia 1910-11 (Facsimile of 1913 ed)

This is an account of the thorough study of the area that the author surveyed in 1910 and 1911.

The area that he describes is located south of Siberia, North of the Tien Shan Mountains West of the Gobi desert and East of Russian Turkistan.

Effectively it is the habitat of the Western Mongolian tribes and the plains of Dzungaria.

These were the days when the colonizing race between Russia and England was on, and each was looking to extend the sphere of their influence where ever they could.

Unlike other adventures, Caruthers does not rush into his travel with the spirit of a dare-devil, rather the travels with a large caravan which include a trained surveyor and equipped with the means of investigating and collecting the flora and fauna, the geology and zoology.The book is in 2 volumes contains 20 chapters and 5 appendices.

There are 6 photograph and 5 maps of the areas that he traveled in.

Dogulas Caruthers was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society for this exploration.