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Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
JHC71
author address unknown,
JDH/1/10 f.181
unknown addressee,
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
© Descendants of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
Indian Letters 1847-1851
The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
English
Contemporary MS copy
1 page map over 1 folio
 

Hand-drawn map showing the areas of Nepal & Sikkim between Darjeeling & the Tibetan border. Map includes features such as the Wallanchoon Pass & Kanglachem Pass, & rivers including the Tambur, Yangma, Teesta, Rungeet & Kulhait. Places shown include Pemiongchi & Lelyp.

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[A hand drawn map of the Sikkim, Darjeeling area. Appears to be a copy of the map in the hand of J.D.Hooker at JDH_1_10_180. The map marks the following:] Wallanchoon Pass, Kanglachem Pass x, Thibet, Yangma, Wallanchoon x, Nango, Tambur, Yangma, Pass, Kambachen, Jumnoo, Kinchin, Lachen & Lachoon Passes, Kambachen, Choonjerma Pass, Kanglanamo Kubroo, Jongri, Pundeem, Teesta, Nursing, Lelyp*, Yalloong Chorang, Rotung, Rungbee, Mywa Guola x, Jwa, Pass, Singalelah, x Pemiongchi, Kulhait, Khabili, Hinwa, Ruttoo, Gt Rungeet, Sankyazung, Phulloott, Rammum, Gt Rungeet, Nangti, Tonglo, L. Rungeet, X Dorjeeling, Main road to Wallanch. & Thibet, Poua, Mai, Goong, Myong, Ilam
Mts in blue have perp[etual]. snow. The curved line indicates all that retain the October snow through autumn. Also on Tambur indicates S[outh]. limit of Pines.

Please note that work on this transcript is ongoing. Users are advised to study electronic image(s) of this document where possible.

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[A hand drawn map of the Sikkim, Darjeeling area. Appears to be a copy of the map in the hand of J.D.Hooker at JDH_1_10_180. The map marks the following:] Wallanchoon Pass, Kanglachem Pass x, Thibet, Yangma, Wallanchoon x, Nango, Tambur, Yangma, Pass, Kambachen, Jumnoo, Kinchin, Lachen & Lachoon Passes, Kambachen, Choonjerma Pass, Kanglanamo Kubroo, Jongri, Pundeem, Teesta, Nursing, Lelyp*, Yalloong Chorang, Rotung, Rungbee, Mywa Guola x, Jwa, Pass, Singalelah, x Pemiongchi, Kulhait, Khabili, Hinwa, Ruttoo, Gt Rungeet, Sankyazung, Phulloott, Rammum, Gt Rungeet, Nangti, Tonglo, L. Rungeet, X Dorjeeling, Main road to Wallanch. & Thibet, Poua, Mai, Goong, Myong, Ilam
Mts in blue have perp[etual]. snow. The curved line indicates all that retain the October snow through autumn. Also on Tambur indicates S[outh]. limit of Pines.

Please note that work on this transcript is ongoing. Users are advised to study electronic image(s) of this document where possible.

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