good place, a town on top of a hill perfect for defence in battles." He had heard stories about how the people of Kirtipur withstood the forces of Prithvi Narayan Shah for over a year and how to retaliate against that Prithvi Narayan Shah cut of the nose of everyone in the city and left it in ruins. "The people still had their nose, but the place was in ruins with tumbled down walls and a castle that was barely standing." The Prince wanted to travel around the mountain passes at Chovar but was not permitted, however, he was allowed to reach up to Nuwakot. Return On the return, Mathbar Singh Thapa bid him farewell at Chitlang. The prince left in the company of Major Lawrence and Dr. Christie. They left via Bhimphedi, Hetauda and Birgunj. In Birgunj, a tiger hunt was organised with 30 elephants carrying several Englishmen. He succeeded in shooting two tigers in eight days. Significance The lithographs and description made by Waldemar has been an important account for rebuilding the historic sites of Kathmandu that were damaged during the Gorkha earthquake in 2015. References History of Nepal History of Prussia 1840s in Nepal 1845 in Nepal