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Annapurna 1950 French Expedition/Maurice Herzog route. 1st 8000m ascent 1951 map

Annapurna 1950 French Expedition/Maurice Herzog route. 1st 8000m ascent 1951 map

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'Sketch Map of the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Massifs – region explored by the 1950 French Expedition'. Prepared par Marcel Ichac. Drawn by Lucien Dubresson, Cartographer (1951). Vintage colour mountaineering map, 27.5 x 39.0cm, 11 x 15.5 inches; Please note that this is a folding map.
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CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'Sketch Map of the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Massifs – region explored by the 1950 French Expedition'

The map shows the region explored and the route taken to the summit by the 1950 French Annapurna expedition, led by Maurice Herzog—the first successful ascent of an 8,000-metre peak. On 3 June 1950, Herzog and Louis Lachenal reached the summit of Annapurna I (8,091 m / 26,545 ft) in Nepal without supplemental oxygen. The expedition was undertaken with limited mapping, no prior reconnaissance, and demanded a swift and hazardous approach. Both climbers suffered severe frostbite—Herzog, who had served as a decorated high-mountain Resistance fighter during the war, lost all his fingers and most of his toes. Despite the ordeal, the achievement electrified postwar France and inspired the global mountaineering community. Herzog’s account of the expedition, published as Annapurna, became the best-selling mountaineering book of all time. The ascent came to symbolize human endurance, contributed to the restoration of France’s national pride, and marked the beginning of the modern era of high-altitude Himalayan climbing—predating the first ascent of Everest by three years. This is the English edition of the map.

DATE PRINTED: 1951    

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 27.5 x 39.0cm, 11 x 15.5 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.

TYPE: Vintage colour mountaineering map

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Verso text quite apparent. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is a mountain panorama printed on the reverse side

FOLDING: This is a folding print.

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Prepared par Marcel Ichac. Drawn by Lucien Dubresson, Cartographer

PROVENANCE: "Annapurna, conquest of the First 8000 metre Peak", Maurice Herzog, published by Jonathan Cape and the Book Society. Printed in Oxford at the Alden Press 1952

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