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Tons River (India)

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Images referencing Tons River (India)

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  • People crossing the river Tons by rope bridge, Himalaya mountains, India. Coloured aquatint by Robert Havell, 1820, after James Baillie Fraser.
  • Use of a rope system (zip wire) to transport people and goods across the river Tons in the Himalayas. Engraving by H. Jorden after W. Purser after G.F. White.

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    People crossing the river Tons by rope bridge, Himalaya mountains, India. Coloured aquatint by Robert Havell, 1820, after James Baillie Fraser.

    | James Baillie Fraser | Date: 1 March 1820 | Reference: 29928i
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    Use of a rope system (zip wire) to transport people and goods across the river Tons in the Himalayas. Engraving by H. Jorden after W. Purser after G.F. White.

    | White, G. F. (George Frederick) | Date: 1837 | Reference: 36938i

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