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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: : Map to Illustrate Col. A.S. Waugh's Paper on Mt. Everest & Deodanga
Date: 1858 Size: 8 x 11 inches
Published: London
Description: The first printed map naming Mount Everest. An addition to the Great Trigonometrical Survey.
Map Ref: IC2432

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Cartographer: R.G.S.
Title: : Sikkim and Bhutan
Date: 1910 Size: 17 x 13 inches
Published: London
Description: Sikkim and Bhutan. Topographical map also noting the rivers and the route of J. C. White. Printed colour.
Map Ref: IC2491

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Cartographer: Survey Of India
Title: : The Himalaya Mountains and Surrounding Regions
Date: 1920 Size: 55 x 32 inches
Published: N/A
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: Mount Everest. Impressive map of the Northern face of Mount Everest, based on the programmetric surveys by Michael Spender. Original printed colour.
Map Ref: IC2442

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Cartographer: Menphy Li
Title: : Nepal
Date: 1957 Size: 14 x 10 inches
Published: Hong Kong
Description: Unusual vintage map of Nepal in dual language, showing the commodities and commercial routes. Printed Colour.
Map Ref: IC2421

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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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