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The first photographs taken of the Tibeten forbidden city of Lhasa during the controversial British expedition in 1904 have emerged for sale.<br />
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British Army soldiers led by Colonel Francis Younghusband are believed to be some of the first westerners to enter the mysterious capital city. As a result the images they captured showed the landscape of Lhasa to the west for the first time.<br />
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The sepia pictures show buildings including monestries and forts, Tibetan Lamas and a convoy of mules.