Voyages of Sven Hedin Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)
About Voyages of Sven Hedin
The EuropeanAge of Discoveryis usually held to have ended with the 17th century, as most of the world's oceans and coastlines had been charted. However, in the late 19th century, scholars of the Western world had yet to chart the inland of some continents, including Asia. Hedin famously found the sources of the Indus and Brahmaputra rivers, the periodic lakeLop Nur, as well as many stretches of theGreat Wall of China. While Sven Hedin's voyages were celebrated and provided knowledges of Asian cultures, his political involvements were infamous. In the arms race beforeWorld War I, Hedin supported the militarist Swedish King Gustav V's attempt to grab power from parliament. He also lent his support to theGerman Empireas well as Nazi Germany: though he turned critical in response to theHolocau
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