Lot 79

W. Filchner, Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse meiner Expedition nach Nord-Ost-Tibet. Karten. Parts I-IV. Berlin 1913. / China. Karten. Part I. Berlin 1904.

Estimate
€ 600
Starting Price
€ 400
Lot: 79
Category: Geography and work of views
Artist: Wilhelm Filchner
Filchner, Wilhelm: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse meiner Expedition nach Nord-Ost-Tibet 1904. Karten. Teile I-IV. Berlin: Mittler 1913. / Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse meiner Expedition nach China 1904. Karten. I. part (of II). Han-Kiang (Han-K’Óu-Hing An-Fu). Berlin: Mittler 1910. 63 x 50.5 cm (title pages and individual plates vary slightly). With 1 (of 2?) title pages, 4 instalment titles and 76 (of 77) mostly coloured maps and sketch plates. Paperback folder with a mounted title and contents page on the covers, as well as 2 (of 4) fastening straps.

(Worn and battered. Two fastening straps are broken or missing. Some pages are slightly dusty and creased at the edges; one overview map has damage to the edges. Page edges are browned. Map No. 10 from the ‘North-East Tibet’ atlas is missing.)

Cartographic documentation of Wilhelm Filchner’s 1904 expedition to North-East Tibet and China. The large-format maps and sketch plates, many of which are printed in colour, provide a striking picture of the landscapes explored and surveyed by Filchner, whilst also documenting the high scientific and cartographic standards of his expedition. - Contains: North-East Tibet (with 45 of 46 maps) and Han-Kiang (30 maps). A separate volume entitled ‘Ts’In Ling’ was also published as part of the China expedition.