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A fact from Samuel van der Putte appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 August 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that after traveling through India, Tibet, and the Qing Empire for more than 20 years, 18th-century Dutch explorer Samuel van der Putte ordered his notes and journals to be burned rather than accept their misuse?
This article is written in American English, which has its own spelling conventions (color, defense, traveled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.
The circumstances of Polhané Sönam Topgyé's position are available at his linked article and needlessly involved to cite here. The route through northeastern China are available in the sourced map immediately to the right of the passage. — LlywelynII12:55, 22 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
