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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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