MAPPING EVEREST

Authors
WARD MP
Citation
Mp. Ward, MAPPING EVEREST, Cartographic Journal, 31(1), 1994, pp. 33-44
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Geografhy
Journal title
Cartographic Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00087041
Volume
31
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
33 - 44
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-7041(1994)31:1<33:ME>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
From its inception in the middle of the ]9th century, the Royal Geogra phical Society (RGS) took a keen interest in the exploration and mappi ng of the Everest region. This formed an integral part of the many Eve rest expeditions, some of which had individual surveyors or survey par ties attached to them. Many mountaineers took part in this work, parti cularly those with a scientific background. But it was not until 1961 that a comprehensive map was produced of the Everest region.