Map to illustrate a journey through Western Mongolia by Ney Elias, Junr., F.R.G.S. July 1872 to Jany. 1863

Description:

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Route of Mr. Elias, including dates and locations of encampments and extent of areas surveyed, is shown. Includes elevation profile of Mr. Elias's journey [scale ca. 1:5,910,000; vertical scale 1:120,000]. Major landmarks and locations of encampments are shown. Russian territory, Chinese territory, and dominions of Yakoob Beg shown by shading. "The positions which have been determined astronomically, are marked by the initial of the observer; (E.) Elias, (F.) Fritsche, (F.&B.) Fuss & Bunge, (L.) Lépissier, (M.) Matusovski, (S.) Schwarz." From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 43 (1873), pp. 108-56; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v. 43 1873

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/7337989

Identifier:

ark:/88435/j3860943q

Language:

eng

Creator:

Johnston, Keith, 1844-1879

Publisher:

London : John Murray, 1873.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Mongolia—Discovery and exploration—Maps, Physical geography—Mongolia—Maps, Surveying, Mongolia—Maps, China—Maps, and Siberia (Russia)—Maps

Spatial Coverage:

Mongolia

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF