Tibet ancient maps


It is not possible to present here all ancient Tibet maps.
Lists are found in numerous Tibet books .
The oldest maps are without value - as far as the toponyms names had not been correctly written.
Some valuable maps are given below.

Tibet Bell map

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This map contains most of the toponyms known before the first World War.
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Eastern Tibet Teichmann map

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This is a good map of Eastern Tibet - around Derge.
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If the map is full page and you don't read toponyms names, modify =
Tools/ Internet options/Advanced/Multimedia and clear "Autorize the automatic resizing of the picture"



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