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Archaeology of the Southern Taklamakan: Hedin and Stein’s Legacy and New Explorations
On the 9-10th of November 2012 the first international conference on the archaeology of the Southern Taklamakan was held at the British Library in London. It was organized by Susan […]
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Virtual guide to Hedin archives in Stockholm
Below is a guide to archives and museums in Stockholm that keeps items and artifacts related to Sven Hedin. Click the markers on the map to get a short description […]
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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 […]
