Archive for 2012
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International Conference on the History of Cartography, 30 June –5 July 2013
The 25th International Conference on the History of Cartography Helsinki, Finland, 30 June –5 July 2013 Official web site: ichc2013.fi
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Explore Hedin’s Expeditions in Google Earth
Sven Anders Hedin KNO1kl RVO[1] (19 February 1865 – 26 November 1952) was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, and travel writer, as well as an illustrator of his own […]
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Lost Cities of the Taklamakan Desert
He remained in Kashgar until April, 1895 and then left on April 10 with three local escorts from the village of Merket in order to cross the Taklamakan Desert via […]
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The Sven Hedin Foundation
The Sven Hedin Foundation was created in 1952, upon the death of Sven Hedin (1865-1952), in accordance with his will. It contains the entire scientific and financial estate that Sven […]
