An Atlas of the Himalayas by a 19th Century Tibetan Lama : a journey of discovery /  Diana Lange.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Diana Lange's patient investigations have, in this wonderful piece of detective work, solved the mysteries of six extraordinary maps of routes across Tibet, clearly hand-drawn in the late 1850s by a local artist, known as the British Library's Wise Collection. Diana Lange now reveals not only the previously unknown identity of the Scottish colonial official who commissioned the maps from a Tibetan Buddhist lama, but also the story of how the Wise Collection came to be in the British Library. The result is both a spectacular illustrated ethnographic atlas and a unique compendium of knowledge concerning the mid-19th century Tibetan world, as well as a remarkable account of an academic journey of discovery. It will entertain and inform anyone with an interest in this fascinating region. This large format book is lavishly illustrated in colour and includes four separate large foldout maps.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Notes on Transliteration -- Chapter 1. The Wise Collection: An Overview -- 1.1. Key Data -- 1.2. Cataloguing in the British Library -- 1.3. Overview of the Maps and Drawings (Sorted by the BL Shelfmarks) -- 1.4. Dating the Material -- Chapter 2. The Wise Collection: Reading Maps and Drawings -- Chapter 3. The Wise Collection: A Biography -- Chapter 4. The Wise Collection Key Players: William Edmund Hay and the Tibetan Lama -- 4.1. Hay's Way to the Western Himalayas -- 4.2. Hay in Kullu

4.3. "A Very Fair Draughtsman": The Lama from Lhasa -- Chapter 5. Historical Background -- 5.1. British Exploration of Tibet in the Mid-nineteenth Century -- 5.2. The Tibetan Perspective -- 5.3. Knowledge Production in the Nineteenth Century -- Chapter 6. Peoples and Costumes of the Himalayas -- Chapter 7. Putting Lhasa on the Map -- 7.1. Potala and Surroundings -- 7.2. Jokhang Temple and Surroundings -- Chapter 8. Places and Events in Lhasa -- 8.1. Néchung State Oracle -- 8.2. Ache Lhamo Performance at Tsémönling Monastery -- 8.3. Rope Sliding at the Potala Shöl Area

8.4. A Kalachakra Ceremony in the Potala Déyangshar -- 8.5. A Governmental Ritual in the Chinese Guandi Temple (Gesar Lhakhang) -- 8.6. Disposing of the Dead at Lhasa -- 8.7. Sharing Knowledge on Religion -- 8.8. Visual Narratives on Tibetan Wedding Ceremonies -- Chapter 9. Journey to the South -- 9.1. The Eastern Kyichu Valley -- 9.2. Samyé Monastery and Surroundings -- 9.3. Ceremonies at Samyé Monastery -- 9.4. The Northern Yarlung Valley -- 9.5. The Chonggyé Valley and Southern Borderlands -- Chapter 10. Journey to the West -- 10.1. The Western Kyichu Valley

10.2. Yamdrok Lake and Surroundings -- 10.3. Gyantsé and the Nyang Valley -- 10.4. Shigatse and Surroundings -- 10.5. Lhatsé, Shelkar and Dingri -- 10.6. From Ngamring to Saga -- 10.7. Tradün and Surroundings -- 10.8. Lake Manasarowar and Surroundings -- 10.9. Mount Kailash and Surroundings -- 10.10. Gartok and Gar Gunsa -- 10.11. Western Tibetan Borderlands -- 10.12. The Lama's Journey to Kullu -- Chapter 11. Travelling in the West: The Ladakh Indus Valley and Zangskar Valley -- 11.1. The Ladakh Indus Valley -- 11.2. The Zangskar Valley

Chapter 12. Conclusion: Understanding the Wise Collection -- Glossary -- List of Tibetan Words -- Bibliography -- Index

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