This fascinating hand colored 1814 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson depicts northern India and Nepal. Bounded on the east by Persia and the Indus valley, on the North by Tibet, on the south by Berar, and on the east by Assam and Bhutan.  Much of the upper portion of this map includes a detailed inset of the Kingdom of Nepal or Nepaul.  This area is depicted in impressive detail considering that, when this map was printed very few western travelers had ever been to Nepal.  Includes roads, mountain passes and the residences of important Lamas.  Extends fully into the Tibetan plateau as far as Te Shoo Loomboo and the Road to Lhasa (Lassa).  The right hand corner of this map contains an inset of Kabul or Cabul.
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1814<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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