Glaciers from the Wanga Valley. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of glaciers from the Wanga Valley, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1863. By the 1860s. This view was taken during Bourne's First Himalayan Expedition, July 29-Oct 12, 1863.
Ice cave in the glacier. Source of the Ganges. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View looking towards the ice cave on the Gangotri Glacier, with the source of the Ganges issuing from it, with two figures posed beside the stream in the foreground, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s.