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Sven Hedin

Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)

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Field of work
Geography
Geography

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Images by Sven Hedin

1 image from works
  • Tibet: Kamba Bombo warns Sven Hedin not to proceed further south towards Lhasa. Drawing by F.C. Dickinson, 1902, after Sven Hedin.

Images featuring Sven Hedin

1 image from works
  • Tibet: Kamba Bombo warns Sven Hedin not to proceed further south towards Lhasa. Drawing by F.C. Dickinson, 1902, after Sven Hedin.

Works from the collections

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5 works

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    Through Asia / by Sven Hedin; with nearly three hundred illustrations from sketches and photographs by the author.

    Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952. | Date: 1898
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    Trans-Himalaya : discoveries and adventures in Tibet / by Sven Hedin.

    Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952. | Date: 1913
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    Central Asia and Tibet : towards the holy city of Lhasa / Sven Hedin.

    Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952. | Date: 1991
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    Central Asia and Tibet / [Sven Anders Hedin].

    Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952. | Date: 1903
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Tibet: Kamba Bombo warns Sven Hedin not to proceed further south towards Lhasa. Drawing by F.C. Dickinson, 1902, after Sven Hedin.

    Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952. | Date: Decr 20 [19]02 | Reference: 47169i

Related topics

Tibet
Asia, Central

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