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Mount Everest = Sagarmāthā (Sagarmatha) = Chu-mo-lung-ma Feng (Qomolangma)

Title
Mount Everest = Sagarmāthā (Sagarmatha) = Chu-mo-lung-ma Feng (Qomolangma) / National Geographic Society, Committee for Research and Exploration, Barry C. Bishop, vice chairman, in a joint research effort with the Henry S. Hall, Jr., Everest Fund of Boston's Museum of Science, Bradford Washburn, honorary director, with the support of His Majesty's Government of Nepal, National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, the People's Republic of China. High Himalaya : a computer-generated landscape portrait / produced by the Cartographic Division, National Geographic Society ; John B. Garver, Jr., chief cartographer ; principal consultants, Kevin J. Hussey, Robert A. Mortensen, ... [et al.].
Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.). Committee for Research and Exploration.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : The Society, c1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Bishop, Barry C.
  • Washburn, Bradford, 1910-2007.
  • Garver, John B.
  • Hussey, Kevin J.
  • Mortensen, Robert A.
  • Boston Museum of Science.
  • National Geographic Society (U.S.). Cartographic Division. High Himalaya. 1988.
Description
1 map and 1 view : both sides, col.; 73 x 53 cm. and 42 x 89 cm., on sheet 92 x 58 cm.
Alternative Title
  • Sagarmāthā.
  • Chu-mo-lung-ma Feng.
  • Qomolangma.
Subjects
Note
  • Relief shown by contours, shading, and spot heights.
  • The bird's-eye view of the Himalayas also shows natural vegetation and land use.
  • Title in English, Nepali, and Chinese. Place names and text in English.
  • Design for the bird's-eye view: John F. Dorr, Charles W. Berry. Content: Alice T.M. Rechlin ... [et al.].
  • Includes glossary, a smaller ancillary view the Himalaya Mountains, text, and location map.
  • Supplement to the National Geographic, November 1988, page 652A, vol. 174, no. 5.
Call Number
Map Div. 93-237
OCLC
  • 22110990
  • NYPG93-M143
Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.). Committee for Research and Exploration.
Title
Mount Everest = Sagarmāthā (Sagarmatha) = Chu-mo-lung-ma Feng (Qomolangma) / National Geographic Society, Committee for Research and Exploration, Barry C. Bishop, vice chairman, in a joint research effort with the Henry S. Hall, Jr., Everest Fund of Boston's Museum of Science, Bradford Washburn, honorary director, with the support of His Majesty's Government of Nepal, National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, the People's Republic of China. High Himalaya : a computer-generated landscape portrait / produced by the Cartographic Division, National Geographic Society ; John B. Garver, Jr., chief cartographer ; principal consultants, Kevin J. Hussey, Robert A. Mortensen, ... [et al.].
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : The Society, c1988.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:50,000. 2 cm. = 1 km. 1 in. = 0.79 mile ; Transverse Mercator proj. (E 86̃252866{--E 87̃212466{/N 28̃222166{--N 27̃262166{).
Not drawn to scale.
Added Author
Bishop, Barry C.
Washburn, Bradford, 1910-2007.
Garver, John B.
Hussey, Kevin J.
Mortensen, Robert A.
Boston Museum of Science.
National Geographic Society (U.S.). Cartographic Division. High Himalaya. 1988.
Added Title
Sagarmāthā.
Chu-mo-lung-ma Feng.
Qomolangma.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 93-237 [Filed with Nepal parts, Everest]
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