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Map illustrating the explorations of Pundit A___ K___ in Great Tibet, 1879-1882 : reduced from the original map by J. B. N. Hennessey, Esq., F.R.S., Deputy Surveyor General, with adjustments in longitude indicated by General J. T. Walker, C.B., F.R.S., at page 85 in the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society / E. Weller, lith., Red Lion Square. (geotiff) Princeton University Public content

Author(s):
Publisher:
London : Edward Stanford, 1885.
Access:
Public
Description:
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Snowy peaks are indicated. Routes of expedition shown in red. Bridges, ferries, springs, temples, and mountain passes are shown. Boundary of British territory (Assam) is shown. Lakes and rivers are shown. Conjectural or intermittent water features shown by dotted lines. Includes explanation [glossary] of Tibetan and Mongolian [geographic] names. "The country around the Lo̕b Núr and the Koko Núr Lakes is taken from Colonel Prjevalsky's Map of Central Asia. The country South of A___ K___'s route from Darchendo to Sáma is taken from Gill, Lepper and Wilcox." From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 7 (1885), no. 2, pp. 65-92; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873
Place(s):
Tibet (China), Himalaya Mountains, Qinghai Sheng (China), Sichuan Sheng (China), and India
Call number:
G7402.H5B5 1879 .R6
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Princeton
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