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Title: Route map of explorations in Mongolia and Tibet by W. Woodville Rockhill in 1891-1892

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1894

Publishers

  • London : Edward Stanford, 1894.

Summary

Main section of map shows route from Kaomiaotzu (N 36°36'/E 102°01) to Batang. Ancillary section of map shows route from Kalgan (Zhangjiakou) to Kao-miao-tzu. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Mr. Rockhill's route shown in red. Dates of expedition shown along route. Includes explanation of Tibetan and Mongolian words used. "Note. At points along the route underlined in Black, sextant observations were taken." Sections of Great Wall along route are shown. From: Geographical Journal. Vol. 3, no. 5 (May 1894), pp. 357-88; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6874

Subjects

  • China
  • China—Discovery and exploration—Maps
  • Tibet—Description and travel
  • Inner Mongolia (China)—Description and travel
  • Surveying
  • Tibet—Maps
  • Inner Mongolia (China)—Discovery and exploration—Maps
  • Tibet Autonomous Region (China)—Discovery and exploration—Maps
  • Physical maps
  • Thematic maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (89.666667, 115.0, 41.333333, 29.166667)
  • Geometry: BBOX (89.666667, 115.0, 41.333333, 29.166667)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914. Route map of explorations in Mongolia and Tibet by W. Woodville Rockhill in 1891-1892. London : Edward Stanford, 1894.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-37720g22p

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng