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"Karakoram Finale"
Catalogue reference: RSAA/SC/SCH/2/47
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RSAA/SC/SCH/2/47
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Title (The name of the record)
- "Karakoram Finale"
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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Typescript (with some holograph amendments) by R F C Schomberg, including a "Preface" (two copies of Preface).
The text is divided into the following Chapters: (I) From Kashmir to Gilgit [pp. 1-6]; (II) From Gilgit to the Capital of Hunza [pp. 7-14]; (III) From Hunza to the Shimshal Valley, over the Afdigar Pass [pp. 1-7]; (IV) From the Shimshal Valley to the Mustagh or Shaksgam River [pp. 8-15]; (V) Up the Forgotten Shaksgam Valley [pp. 16-24]; (VI) From the Junction of the Shaksgam and Sarpo Laggo over the Mustagh Pass [pp. 25-33, including pp. 32a and 32b]; (VII) Down the Baltoro in Baltistan to the Mouth of the Biafo [pp. 34-41]; (VIII) Up the Biafo and across the Hispar Pass [pp. 42-7]; (IX) Down the Hispar Glacier and back to Hunza [pp. 48-54]; (X) [no title, pp. 55-9]; (XI) From Hunza to the Slopes of Rakaposhi [pp. 60-6]; (XII) Nearer to Rakaposhi or Dumani [pp. 67-72].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal Society for Asian Affairs
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 88 typed sheets, plus original cover-title (brown paper) and two smaller Preface sheets.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d48b28aa-fc95-4fbf-b21b-9cd22e5d9ce8/
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RSAA/SC/SCH
Schomberg, Reginald Charles Francis, 1880-1958, explorer, author
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This record is held at Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Within the fonds: RSAA
Archive of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Within the sub-fonds: RSAA/SC
Specific Collections
Within the series: RSAA/SC/SCH
Schomberg, Reginald Charles Francis, 1880-1958, explorer, author
Within the sub-series: RSAA/SC/SCH/2
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"Karakoram Finale"