page_title: William Moorcroft (explorer)
hierarchical_section_title: William Moorcroft (explorer)
caption_attribution_description: English: William Moorcroft's Plaque in Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
context_page_description: William Moorcroft was an English veterinarian and explorer employed by the East India Company. Moorcroft travelled extensively throughout the Himalayas, Tibet and Central Asia, eventually reaching Bukhara, in present-day Uzbekistan.
context_section_description: William Moorcroft (1767 – 27 August 1825) was an English veterinarian and explorer employed by the East India Company. Moorcroft travelled extensively throughout the Himalayas, Tibet and Central Asia, eventually reaching Bukhara, in present-day Uzbekistan.
caption: William Moorcroft's plauqe in Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, where Moorcroft stayed in May 1820
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