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The quest for Everest

Title
The quest for Everest / National Geographic.
Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2002.

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CartographicUse in library Map Div. 02-486Schwarzman Building - Map Division Desk Room 117

Details

Description
1 map : col.; 50 x 49 cm., on sheet 53 x 75 cm.
Alternative Title
--Because it is there
Subject
  • Mountaineering > Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) > Maps
  • Mountaineering > Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) > History > Maps
  • Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) > Maps
Note
  • Relief shown by contours, shading, and spot heights.
  • Shows expedition routes with names and dates.
  • Panel title.
  • "Supplement to National Geographic, June 2002."
  • Designed to be folded to 14 x 19 cm.
  • Includes historical timeline, text entitled "Stout hearts and hubris on the highest mountain," ill. synopses of Mt. Everest expeditions, and location map.
  • Advertisement, col. ill., and biographies of women climbers on verso.
Call Number
Map Div. 02-486
OCLC
50180448
Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Title
The quest for Everest / National Geographic.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2002.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:50,000. 2 cm. = 1 km. 1 in. = 0.79 miles ; Transverse Mercator proj. (E 86⁰47ʹ--E 87⁰03ʹ/N 28⁰10ʹ--N 27⁰50ʹ).
Research Call Number
Map Div. 02-486 [Filed with Nepal parts, Everest]
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