Maps I-II to Hedin´s Southern Tibet
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Beskrivning
TIBET. (2). HEDIN, SVEN. Maps I-II (from "Southern Tibet. Discoveries in former times compared with my own researches in 1906-1908".) Stockholm (Lithographic Institute of the General Staff of the Swedish Army) 1917-22.
Not complete. Lacks all text and atlas.
Maps I.: pp. 2 + one index map, one map on the Great Karakoram Glaciers on 2 sheets, map of East Turkestan & Tibet on 15 sheets, "Special map" on sheet 12-26 (lacking map 1-12) and lacking 1 map of Eastern Pamir.
Maps II.: pp. 2 + one index map and H. Byström´s hypsometrical map on 52 sheets.
Maps to the first edition of Hedin´s monumental work on Tibet. During the 28 months´ expedition in Tibet Hedin accomplished to map and survey the great mountain system Transhimalaya and he established the exact sources of the Indus, Brahmaputra, and Sutlej.
Among the other author´s to the work are Anders Henning, Nils Ekholm, K. G. Olsson, C. H. Ostenfeld, Albert Herrmann, A. von Le Coq, Bror Asklund, and others.
Konditionsrapport
Not complete. Lacking maps no. 1-12 in vol. I and one map of Eastern Pamir on 2 sheets. Worn wrappers with damages.
Auktionsnummer:
687213
Datum:
2019-10-13