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Thanks, Kent. we have here at NYPL the Russian 200K and the JOGs. Also
some period atlases, 1920s -30s with older borders. Overrun with turistas
and shoppers today, so no chance to work on the solution to this little
mystery.
Alice
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 16:56:44 -0600
From: Kent Lee <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Lhasa-Sikkim routes
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Dear Ilene, Alice:
Interesting queries from your patrons.
Here are the modern topo map options to cover the route from Lhasa to
Sikkim, in order of cheapest to most expensive (please note that all
Indian and Chinese maps which would pertain to this area are classified and
commercially unobtainable):
1. 1:500k US (TPC): 4 sheets required
2. 1:500k Russian: 3 sheets required
3. 1:250k US (JOG): 7 sheets required, at most two could be sourced
because of current restrictions. However some libraries may have old
AMS (US Army) 1:250k maps from the 1940s or 1950s available.
4. 1:200k Russian: 13 sheets or so.
The Russian 200k maps are the best commercially-available cartographic
technical option in this part of the world, unless one moves to
satellite imagery (many commercial options) or declassified Cold-War aerial
photography (from the USGS EROS Center). I think I can say this
unequivocally.
For older maps made by British or other explorers prior to WWII, I am
pretty ignorant. I would be suprised if complete coverage existed along
the route. Probably your best sources would be the British Library or
LC. The National Library of China almost certainly would have something
interesting here, as well.
Good luck, and let us know if we can be of assistance. We already have
much of the Russian material in digital vector form.
Best,
Kent
Kent D. Lee
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East View Cartographic, Inc.
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Minneapolis, MN 55447 USA
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