Sketch Map of Sikhim and the Nipalese Frontier to illustrate Dr. Hooker's paper

Title

Sketch Map of Sikhim and the Nipalese Frontier to illustrate Dr. Hooker's paper

Creator

Petermann, Augustus

Description

Constructed by Augustus Petermann, F.R.G.S.

Scale: 1/890,000 of Nature (14 miles to 1 inch.)

Note: This Map is based on the trigonometrical surveys or Lt. Col. Waugh, from which the positions and altitudes of the principal Peaks are laid down. The details are derived from Dr. Hooker's observations, as given partly in his sketches and papers partly in Major Crommelin's Map (Journ. As. Soc. of Bengal, August 1849) Dr. Campbell's and Mr. Hodgson's papers in the same Journal were also consulted. The figures denote feet.

Dotted lines indicate Dr. Hooker's Routes.

Publisher

Survey of India

Date

1851

Source

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Citation

Petermann, Augustus, “Sketch Map of Sikhim and the Nipalese Frontier to illustrate Dr. Hooker's paper,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 1, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/2724.

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