Reise indischer Geodäten nach den Goldfeldern von Tibet 1867. Nach einer Karte von Lieut. Col. J. T. Walker, Chef der...

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Original antique lithograph, hand coloured, published by Justus Perthes in Gotha for 'Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen', 1869. Original lithograph, with handcolored travelroute. Sheet: 247 by 192mm (9¾ by 7½ inches).. August Heinrich Petermann (1822–1878) was one of the most important German cartographers and geographers of the 19th century. Born in Bleicherode, Saxony, he trained at the Geographische Kunstschule in Potsdam under Heinrich Berghaus — himself a leading student of Alexander von Humboldt. After a formative decade in Edinburgh and London (1845–1854), where he gained broad experience in the commercial and scientific aspects of cartography, Petermann returned to Gotha and joined the Justus Perthes publishing house. In 1855 he founded 'Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen' (PGM), which swiftly became one of the world's foremost geographical journals — the definitive record of the great age of exploration and discovery. Petermann personally produced over 500 maps and signed 226 articles in PGM, ranging across Africa, the Polar regions, Asia, and the history and practice of cartography. In 1902, the eminent British cartographer J. G. Bartholomew wrote: 'No one has done more than he to advance modern cartography.' His maps are held in major institutions worldwide, including the Library of Congress, the British Library, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Detailled travelroute to the goldfields in Tibet 1867, based on a map after Lt. Col. J.T. Walker. This detailled map shows the region 'Provinz Nart-Khorsum' between India and Tibet. The map is eqipped with elevations, rivers and several names of various mountains. In excellent condition.

Petermann, A. – Tibet · Lithograph, Hand Coloured · Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen, Gotha · 1869