Key Information

Photographer

Evan Yorke Nepean

Collection

Evan Yorke Nepean

Date of Photo

c. September 1st

Region

Gyantse Region > Karo La

Accession number

2001.35.60.1

Image Dimensions

90 x 58 mm

The Karo La pass close to Yamdrok Tso en route to Lhasa from Gyantse

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print silver

Date Acquired

Loaned August 2002

Donated by

Judy Goldthorp

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Lady Nepean

This Image also appears in another collection

2001.35.396.15.1

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - 2-060; 4. [KC 03/08/2006]

Other Information - Related Images

Other Information - Related Images: Caption for this image in Nepean's album (see Same Image As) - 'Karo La Pass'. [MS 28/07/2006]

Other Information - Dates

Other Information - Dates: The main Mission party travelling to Lhasa with Sir Basil Gould arrived at Gyantse on August 12th 1936. Most of the party left on August 16th but Nepean had to remain in Gyantse to fix the wireless set that was a critical part of the communications network that the Mission hoped to establish in Lhasa. This photograph, therefore, could have been taken between August 12th and early September when Nepean left to travel to Lhasa, arriving on September 6th 1936. However, Karo La was about 6 days journey from Lhasa, although Nepean would have been able to travel faster as part of a smaller group. This photograph, therefore, was probably taken on or around September 1st 1936 [MS 28/07/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Karo La " 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.35.60.1.html>.

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