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10 wrz 2024 · This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Tibet, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Tibet.
Old maps by former country.
For the first time, we show the entire set of maps and describe their cartographic characteristics. We also provide the Tibetan spelling, transliteration and translations for the numerous Tibetan inscriptions and explanations.
Old maps of Tibet Autonomous Region Discover the past of Tibet Autonomous Region on historical maps
15 gru 2022 · Old maps of Tibet. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. “Old maps” means maps authored over 70 years ago, that is, in 1953 or earlier.
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.
ICT’s Map Project is an initiative to collect, analyze and distribute old maps of Asia depicting Tibet through the ages. The project graphically shows how boundaries of Tibet have shifted over time and demonstrates that prior to 1949.
