1858 Col. Waugh Everest & Deodanga Map Poster

A restored fine-art edition of Colonel Andrew Scott Waugh’s 1858 survey map — the first chart to define Mount Everest, where science, legend, and exploration converged. Rediscover a landmark in exploration with this meticulous restoration of Colonel Andrew Scott Waugh’s 1858 Map of Mount Everest and Deodanga — the chart that first fixed the world’s highest mountain in recorded geography. Originally published by the Royal Geographical Society, this historic map accompanied Waugh’s paper defending the name “Everest” against “Deodanga”, then locally used for the same distant Himalayan peak. Every triangulation line, river, and survey station has been faithfully vector-restored, from the Purniah Base through Simraha and Phulchowki to the great Himalayan arc joining Chomolhari, Kangchenjunga, and Everest itself. This fine-art edition honors the quiet precision of 19th-century cartography while bringing it to life with modern clarity — a timeless collectible for lovers of maps, mountains, and exploration history. Based on the original engraving by Col. Andrew Scott Waugh, R.G.S., London, 1858.