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Map of Mount Everest by Erwin Schneider. Mahalangur Himal - Chomolongma 1957

Map of Mount Everest by Erwin Schneider. Mahalangur Himal - Chomolongma 1957

Product SKU: P-6-107928

Price £1,325.00

'Mahalangur Himal - Chomolongma - Mount Everest'. Triangulation and photogrammetrical survey by Erwin Schneider (1957). Large scale, detailed topographic mountaineering map, 79.0 x 100.0cm, 31 x 39.25 inches; Please note that this is a folding map.
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CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'Mahalangur Himal - Chomolongma - Mount Everest'

A fine example of Schneider's important topographic map of Everest. Published at 1:25000 with a 20 meter contour interval, it was the first map the first map to show the entire Mount Everest-Khumbu region at such large scale, which allowed detail not previously seen on maps of the area. As noted on the map, the triangulation and terrestrial photogrammetry fieldwork, and subsequent analysis, was conducted by the mountaineer and cartograper Erwin Schneider during the 1955 International Himalaya Expedition. It was described in the "History of Cartography" as "a masterpiece of reconnaissance surveying". The detail made possible by Schneider’s careful ground survey and the artistry of Fritz Ebster, who turned field sketches into the relief-like reproduction of bedrock, moraines, and glaciers, is commendable. Many experts consider Schneider's maps to be unrivalled in the world in their depiction of extreme high mountain landscapes.

DATE PRINTED: 1957    

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 79.0 x 100.0cm, 31 x 39.25 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.

TYPE: Large scale, detailed topographic mountaineering map

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

FOLDING: This is a folding print.

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Triangulation and photogrammetrical survey by Erwin Schneider

PROVENANCE: The Schneider map of Everest. Edited by Deutscher Alpenverein, Österreichischer Alpenverein, and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Kartographische Anstalt Freytag-Berndt und Artaria, Wien (publishing house for maps) published and printed the map

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