The City of Lhasa in 1930 Illustrated Map (Tibetan, Color, Unframed)

For centuries the city of Lhasa was the seat of the government of the Dalai Lamas and the cultural capital of Central Tibet. Our hand drawn map of Lhasa shows the city as it existed in the late 1930s (with small details changed to accommodate the style). The map is based on photographs taken by Ernst Shaefer in 1938, as well as on other pre-1949 photographs of the Lhasa region. The map features the Potala Palace, as well as the neighboring residential and monastic Barkhor District, all lovingly illustrated with an eye for historical detail. 

• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mil)
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper sourced from Japan

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