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Sven Hedin

Sven Anders Hedin, (1865-1952) was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator of his own works. During four expeditions to Central Asia, he made the Trans-Himalaya known in the West and located sources of the Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej Rivers.

Notable works by Hedin in English include: Through Asia (1898); Central Asia and Tibet (1903); Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet (1909-1913); Southern Tibet, with 11 text and 3 map volumes (1917–1922).

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  • A first English edition of The Silk Road by Sven Hedin, which deals with the exploration of the region around Lop-Nor in Eastern Turkestan; Hedin travelled by car across the Gobi Desert along the Imperial Highway.
    A first English edition of The Silk Road by Sven Hedin, which deals with the exploration of the region around Lop-Nor in Eastern Turkestan; Hedin travelled by car across the Gobi Desert along the Imperial Highway.

    HEDIN, Sven.
    The Silk Road. 1938.
    $169.00

  • An excellent set of the first edition of Sven Hedin's Southern Tibet, masterwork, on his third and most ambitious expedition. He was the first European to reach the holy Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.
    An excellent set of the first edition of Sven Hedin's Southern Tibet, masterwork, on his third and most ambitious expedition. He was the first European to reach the holy Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.

    HEDIN, Sven.
    Southern Tibet. 1916-1922.
    $18,194.00

  • First edition of Sven Hedin's Scientific Results of a Journey in Central Asia 1899-1902, the presentation copy to the Foreign Minister of Sweden Alfred Lagerheim (1843-1924) inscribed to him by Sven Hedin.
    First edition of Sven Hedin's Scientific Results of a Journey in Central Asia 1899-1902, the presentation copy to the Foreign Minister of Sweden Alfred Lagerheim (1843-1924) inscribed to him by Sven Hedin.

    HEDIN, Sven.
    Scientific Results of a Journey in Central Asia 1899-1902. 1904-1907.
    $33,692.00

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