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Map to illustrate a journey through Western Mongolia by Ney Elias, Junr., F.R.G.S. [cartographic material] : July 1872 to Jany. 1873 / [lithographed by] W. & A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh & London Princeton University Public content

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Publisher:
London : John Murray, 1873.
Access:
Public
Description:
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Route of Mr. Elias, including dates and locations of encampments and extent of areas surveyed, is shown. Includes elevation profile of Mr. Elias's journey [scale ca. 1:5,910,000; vertical scale 1:120,000]. Major landmarks and locations of encampments are shown. Russian territory, Chinese territory, and dominions of Yakoob Beg shown by shading. "The positions which have been determined astronomically, are marked by the initial of the observer; (E.) Elias, (F.) Fritsche, (F.&B.) Fuss & Bunge, (L.) Lépissier, (M.) Matusovski, (S.) Schwarz." From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 43 (1873), pp. 108-56; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 43 1873
Place(s):
Mongolia
Subject(s):
Mongolia—Discovery and exploration—Maps, Physical geography—Mongolia—Maps, Surveying, Mongolia—Maps, China—Maps, Siberia (Russia)—Maps, Physical maps, and Maps
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Princeton
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