The Swedish conquest of Tibet : Sven Hedin's Moral Mapping of White Unexplored Patches
Journal
Himalayan Research Bulletin 17/1
ISSN
0891-4834
Type
journal article
Date Issued
1997
Author(s)
Abstract
Research report on the exploration and survey of Tibet conducted by the Swedish geographer Sven Hedin in 1906-1908, and on the controversial discovery he made of the Transhimalayan mountain range
Language
English
Keywords
History of Tibet (1906-1908)
geography of Tibet
mapping of Tibet
travels and explorations
travel literature
history of cartography
British Survey of India
colonial geography
Sven Hedin
Transhimalayas
Southern Tibet
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
Nepal Studies
Publisher place
Portland OR (United States)
Volume
1997
Number
17-1
Start page
53
End page
54
Pages
2
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
215129