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Cartographer: Heinrich Berghaus
Title: : Himalaya
Date: 1835 Size: 39 x 27 inches
Published: Weimar
Description: Himalayas. Large detailed map with original colour. (SL)
Map Ref: IC1880

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Cartographer: R.G.S.
Title: : Sketch Map of Sikhim
Date: 1850 Size: 9 x 8 inches
Published: London
Description: Sikhim and the Nepalese Frontier. To illustrate the paper by Dr. Hooker. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: IC1448

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Cartographer: R.G.S.
Title: : Part of the Himalaya Mountains
Date: 1851 Size: 11 x 8 inches
Published: London
Description: Himalaya Mountains. Part of the range to illustrate Captain Strachey's Paper.
Map Ref: IC1349

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Cartographer: R.G.S.
Title: : Sikkim and Bhutan with Parts of the Adjacent Countries
Date: 1910 Size: 15 x 10 inches
Published: London
Description: Extraordinary survey of Sikkim and Bhutan by John Claude White, noted engineer and photographer. Printed colour.
Map Ref: IC2605

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Cartographer: Survey of India
Title: : The Himalaya Mountains and Surrounding Regions
Date: 1920 Size: 55 x 32 inches
Published: Dehra Dun
Description: Rare and extraordinary wall map of the Himalayas published just before the first attempt to climb Everest. Supervised by Col. C.H.D. Ryder. Printed colour. [Folded]
Map Ref: IC2404

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Cartographer: R.G.S.
Title: : Sketch Map of Mount Everest
Date: 1925 Size: 9 x 10 inches
Published: London
Description: Sketch map of Mount Everest presenting its geology also. Printed colour.
Map Ref: IC2457

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Cartographer: R.G.S.
Title: : The Northern Face of Mount Everest
Date: 1936 Size: 19 x 10 inches
Published: London
Description: The North face of Mt. Everest, including the summit, based on photogrammetric surveys by Michael Spender (1906-1945) of the British Mt. Everest Reconnaissance Expedition (1935). Printed colour.
Map Ref: IC2442

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Cartographer: Erwin Schneider
Title: : Chomolongma - Mount Everest
Date: 1957 Size: 38 x 30 inches
Published: Vienna
Description: The most detailed map of the approach to Mount Everest from southern Nepal. Printed colour. SL
Map Ref: IC2633

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Cartographer: Pradyumna Karan
Title: : The Kingdom of Bhutan
Date: 1965 Size: 54 x 31 inches
Published: N/A
Description: Extraordinary wall map of still one of the most mysterious countries in the world, Bhutan. Unusually, it is printed on linoleum, possibly for conservation purposes. Printed colour. (SL)
Map Ref: IC2504

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Cartographer: Madhab Lal Maharjan
Title: : Kathmandu Patan
Date: 1986 Size: 19 x 29 inches
Published: Katmandu
Description: Separately issued map detailing attractions for travellers for both Katmandu and directly to its south Patan, now Lalitpur. Printed colour. SL
Map Ref: IC2631

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