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SCHLAGINTWEIT, HERMANN, ADOLPHE, and ROBERT. Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia. Vols. 1-4 (of 8): text only.

SCHLAGINTWEIT, HERMANN, ADOLPHE, and ROBERT. Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia. Volumes 1-4 (of 8); text only, without the plate volumes. Half-title and final ad leaf in each volume. Together, 4 volumes. 4to, 312x250 mm, modern 1/2 leather, scuffed; occasional toning, Volume 1 opening leaves spotted. Leipzig & London: F. A. Brockhaus and Trübner & Co., 1861-66

  • Notes: first edition of the reports of an important 1854-57 scientific expedition commissioned by the East India Company. Neate S18; Yakushi S65.

    Astronomical Determinations of Latitudes and Longitudes and Magnetic Observations. 3 plates. xii, [4], 494, [2] pages. 1861.

    General Hypsometry of India, the Himalaya, and Western Tibet with Sections across the Chains of the Karakorúm and Kuenlúen. 2 plates; map. xvi, [4], 549, [3] pages. 1862.

    Route-Book of the Western Parts of the Himálaya, Tíbet, and Central Asia: and Geographical Glossary from the Languages of India and Tibet. Table. xx, [4], 293, [3] pages. 1863.

    Meteorology of India. An Analysis of the Physical Conditions of India, the Himálaya, Western Tibet, and Turkistán. xvi, [4], 586, [2] pages. Erratum slip tipped in. 1866.

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