Scarce map of southwestern Tibet, illustrating the report of H.S. Candor. Candor was the first European to reach both sources of the Brahmaputra River. His book on Tibet was published in 1897.
Detailed accounting of the recent explorations in the South Polar Regions. The map identifies the explorations of: Cook 1772-75 Bellingshausen 1819-21 Wedell 1822-23 Biscoe 1830-32 Kemp 1834 d'Urville 1838-40 Balleny 1839 Wilkes 1839-40...