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Src: The Asian Studies Monitor ISSN 1329-9778
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
01 Apr 1999
The Tibet Map Institute
perso.wanadoo.fr, France
Self-description:
"The site has as an objective the mapping of the Tibetan area
using = (i) Toponyms given by travellers, cartographers, etc (ii)
Landsat satellite photos. The aim is to give a picture of Tibet
before establishment of the Chinese Administration.
Presently 32 maps (including more then 5000 place-names) are
available from Kyirong Dzong to Pome(between 28 to 31 degree
north and 85 to 96 degree east). Each A3 map covers 1 by 1 degree
of long/lat. with a scale of 1:310 000 (33x45cm). Each A4 map
covers 1 by 1 degree of long/lat. with a scale of 1:500 000
(21x30cm). They are named 2788.5 in Chumbi valley- 2885- 2886-
2887- 2888- 2889- 2890- 2891- 2892- 2893- 2985- 2986- 2987- 2988-
2989- 2990- 2991- 2992- 2993- 2994- 2995- 3085- 3086- 3087- 3088-
3089- 3090- 3091- 3092- 3093- 3094 and 3095. Two series of maps
are available with different toponym characters: currents names,
wylie transliteration or tibetan. Current names are in the
Classical Tibet map. The Wylie and tibetan versions use the
tibetan names given in the Tibetan Autonomous Region map."
Site contents: General set of 32 maps; General Map; TAR Map; Map
of Lhasa.
URL http://perso.wanadoo.fr/tibetmap/brtext.html
Link suggested by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
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