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.

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.