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Add Or 3018
- Record Id:
- 040-003277557
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003277551
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x001f20
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 3018
- Title:
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Picture map of the Zanskar valley in five sections.
- Scope & Content:
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Picture map of the Zanskar valley in five sections.
Inscribed:.
‘No.1’
‘Road descending from the Shinkoonla pass from Lahoul into Zungskar.’
‘1. Gunpotak’ [caption hGon-po-brag],’ a high mountain’ [road?]’ to Maha Kal, an ore is found at the back of it of which I have a sample.’
‘2. Village of Kurrgya from whence a road runs to Rupchu, there is a very ancient chorten here with a road round it constructed like a labyrynth.’
‘3. Another road leading to Rupchu. The river running through the Zungskar valley is the Shung chu’ [caption ‘gZur-chu’].
‘4. Village of Trangtsé’
‘5. do of Tétut’
‘6. do of Téta’
‘No.2’
‘7. Mountain from wh. is procured an ore of wh. I have a sample’
‘8. Sah, a ruined building’
‘9. Hamlet of Yah’
‘10. Village of Chah’
‘11. Village of Sulee’
‘12. Hamlet of Choba’
‘No.3’
‘13. Village of Icha’
‘14. Road leading to Pungee from thence an ore of antimony is brought of wh. I have a sample no.3’
‘15. Village of Raroo’
‘16. do of Muling & Gumpa, (Gelukpas)’
‘17. do of Pichak’
‘18. do do’
‘19. do Purden Gumpa, (Dugpas)’
‘20. remains of an old fort and Raja’s house’
‘21. Village of Shilla, where an ore no. 5 is found.’
‘No.4’
‘22. Pahdoon khar’ [caption’ dpah-bdun-mkhar’],’ a fort built by Raja Téchok Num-gyen, son of a Raja of Ladak. Much gold is said to be found in the river at this place.’
‘23. Village of Pipiting, where the governor resides’
‘24. do of Sawoh’
‘25. Gumpa of Sanee’ [caption on drawing, section 5’ Sa-ni], said to have been originally built by Asoka, the sect are Dugpas, where the figures are is a place for disposing of the dead in early times.’
‘26. Shahpotah, where a deota is supposed to reside: an ore no.4 is found on it’
‘No.5’
‘is a drawing of the Gunpa; it was formerly covered with gold, but stripped of all its ornaments by the Seiks.’
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003277551
040-003277557 - Is part of:
- Add Or 3013-3043 : Add.Or.3013-3043 6 large picture maps of Tibet and 25 drawings of places, monasteries, people and ceremonies in Tibet bound…
Add Or 3018 : Picture map of the Zanskar valley in five sections. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003277551[0006]/040-003277557
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add Or 3013-3043
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Tibetan school
- Start Date:
- 1844
- End Date:
- 1862
- Date Range:
- 1844-1862
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Maps and plans
- Places:
- Zanskar, Jammu and Kashmir, India