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Samuel Bourne — The Upper Himmalayahs. View on the New Road between India and China. Mt. Pangi with the Snowy Peaks of China in the Distance
Samuel Bourne

The Upper Himmalayahs. View on the New Road between India and China. Mt. Pangi with the Snowy Peaks of China in the Distance

1863

Geopolitical significance underlies Bourne's spectacular mountain vista, documenting the strategic route between British India and imperial China at the height of the Great Game.

Medium
albumen print

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