Map of the Dialects of the Tibetan Language, the Himalayan Tibeto-Burman dialects, and the North Assam Group.

1908 Survey of India Linguistic Map of Nepal, Tibet, and Environs

Publication date: 1908

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Average. Dark toned. Foxing throughout with soiling in margins and wear along edge. Major dissections on vertical fold lines repaired on verso,andstabilized. Size 12.75 x 22.25 Inches. A fascinating linguistic map of the Himalayas, focusing on Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and environs produced in 1908 by the Survey of India when Nepal was still closed to foreign visitors. It provides insight on the cultural and linguistic complexity of the Himalayas, which at the time formed the furthest edge of the British Empire's influence in Inner Asia. A Closer Look Ranging from Srinagar and Jaipur in the west to Assam and what is now Arunachal Pradesh in the east, this map takes in the Himalaya region, including Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim. Railways, roads, rivers, mountains (with elevation), cities, and towns are indicated, but the main focus is on languages and dialects, which are denoted with color shading and overprint. Many of these languages and dialects are now endangered, spoken by a shrinking number of elderly, rural residents. This region is notable, even exceptional, both for the variability of languages spoken, even within a small geographic area, and the wide range of language groups which intersect there. Sino-Tibetan (or Trans-Himalayan), Indo-European, KraDai, and Austroasiatic languages are all spoken in the Himalayas. As indicated here, even within a single language family, such as Tibetan, there was wide variation by region and dialect (and this map does not even extend to other subgroups such as Amdo and Khams Tibetan). For example, the LadakhiBalti languages seen at left are atonal, while other Tibetic languages and dialects in the Himalayas are tonal. The Linguistic Survey of India George Abraham Grierson (1851 - 1941) was born near Dublin to a family of printers and publishers. He qualified for the Indian Civil Service while studying at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was a student of Orientalist Robert Atkinson. Grierson proved to be a gifted student of Indian languages, which prepared him well for his career in India. While working for the Indian Civil Service and afterwards, he was an active scholar of Indian languages, regularly attending conferences and publishing research. After years of lobbying, Grierson was able to overcome concerns about cost and feasibility to convince the Government of India to finance the project, which began in 1894 and continued until 1928. In all, eleven massive volumes, most divided into multiple parts, were published, and copious notes, recordings, and other materials have been useful to subsequent researchers. The difficulties in ensuring uniformity across the culturally diverse and complex subcontinent have led the project to be criticized, while its results have become a tool for various ethno-linguistic groups seeking recognition or territorial modifications. From the 1980s, the Indian government has on several occasions sought to recreate, modify, and otherwise supplement the original survey, but these have all been incomplete (in part because of fears that the survey could stoke intercommunal discrimination and tensions). In 2010, a non-profit organization launched the People's Linguistic Survey of India, a volunteer effort focusing initially on the Himalayas region. Publication History and Census This map appeared in the Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. III, Part 1 , overseen by Grierson and published by the Superintendent of Government Printing in 1909, though the notation at bottom suggests that the map itself was printed in 1908, at the Survey of India Office (S.I.O.) in Calcutta. The map is not independently cataloged with any institution and has no known history on the market, while the entire Linguistic Survey of India and its constituent volumes are held by major research institutions worldwide. References: OCLC 491445936 (entire book).…

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Map of the Dialects of the Tibetan Language, the Himalayan Tibeto-Burman dialects, and the North Assam Group.
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1908 Survey of India Linguistic Map of Nepal, Tibet, and Environs
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1908
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.…

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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk.

This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map.

Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), Philip Lee Phillips Society, the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the International Map Collectors Society and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.

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