Yarkund Mission, 1873. — Hot breakfast in Sasser Pass! Elevation 17,000 ft. Photographer: Chapman, Edward Francis
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Genre: Historical Events View across the snow-covered pass, with the camp of the mission in the foreground. This print also appears as plate 17 of Sir T. D. Forsyth's 'Report of a Mission to Yarkund in 1873' (Calcutta, 1875), entitled, 'Crossing the Sasser Pass, breakfast above Tooti Aylak, ele...
The Nathu La from Champitang. Photographer: White, John Claude
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the head of the pass, with snow-capped peaks rising on either side. Another copy of this print at Photo 1084/1 (12), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads: 'Cham-pi-thang was the first halting place on the T...