EARLY MAPS
to about 700 CE
*INDUS VALLEY
TIMELINE
AND MAPS FROM
HARAPPA.COM**
*Early states of the old world** (Indus Valley in context)
*Interaction networks of the Ravi Phase** (c.3300-2800 BCE)
*Indus Valley trade sites and routes** (c.2600-1900 BCE)
*Major sites and networks, Harappan Phase** (c.2200-2000 CE) 
*Major sites of the late Harappan Localization Era** (final period)
1300 BCE
*The eastern hemisphere in 1300 BCE**, by Thomas Lessman
SCHWARTZBERG
HISTORICAL ATLAS
*A Historical Atlas of South Asia, ed. by Joseph E. Schwartzberg (1992)**-- complete, zoomable (DSAL)
MET MUSEUM
TIMELINE
*Metropolitan Museum timeline** displays are very helpful and include both maps and images
HISTORICAL MAP
SEQUENCE
*A historical sequence** of small but handy maps; click 'Maps and Chronology', then scroll down in the left-hand frame
ANCIENT MAPS
Ancient maps with commentary, by Henry Davis: *maps from 6,000 BCE to 400 CE**; and *maps from 400 to 1300 CE**
ANCIENT WORLD
*Ancient world maps-- an overview from Wikipedia**
CENTRAL ASIA
*An interactive map of Central Asia**-- you choose the overlay
GANDHARA
*The Gandhara region*-- Mahajanapada and Persian province
MAHAJANAPADAS
*The sixteen Mahajanapadas, c.600 BCE*
500 BCE
*The eastern hemisphere in 500 BCE**, by Thomas Lessman
PERSIAN EMPIRE
*The Persian empire under Darius, 490 BCE* (all the way up to the Indus)
HERODOTUS'S
WORLD, c.450 BCE
*How the world looked to Herodotus, c.450 BCE** from *Butler and Rhys, 1907**; *comments by Henry Davis**
ALEXANDER AT
THE INDUS, c.326
*Alexander's journey, c.334-325 BCE*; forced to turn back in 326, he traveled down the Indus: *a quick overview**
323 BCE
*The eastern hemisphere in 323 BCE**, by Thomas Lessman
SELEUKID EMPIRE
*The Seleukid Empire at its maximum extent, 3rd c. BCE*
PARTHIAN EMPIRE
*Parthia, c.247 BCE to 228 CE**; *more Parthian maps**
EARLY KINGDOMS
*Early Indian kingdoms up to 550 CE* (Stein 1998)
MAURYAS, ASHOKA
*Mauryan empire (c.247-228 BCE), especially under Ashoka*
200 BCE
*The eastern hemisphere in 200 BCE**, by Thomas Lessman
KUSHAN EMPIRE
*Kushan Empire (c.100s BCE-200s CE)*
50 BCE-50 CE
Maps by Thomas Lessman, of the eastern hemisphere in: *50 BCE**; *1 CE**; *50 CE**
"PERIPLUS," 1st c.
*A map based on the "Periplus of the Erythraean Sea," 1st c. CE*
MAHABHARATA
*A map of places named in the Mahabharata** (Sanskrit names, LC)
STRABO
*World map according to Strabo, c.18 CE** (Henry Davis)
100 CE
*The eastern hemisphere in 100 CE**, by Thomas Lessman
PTOLEMAIC MAPS,
c.200 onward
*A Ptolemaic world map**; *commentary by Henry Davis**; *an overview set* -- since *Ptolemy** was the father of western map-making
200 CE
*The eastern hemisphere in 200 CE**, by Thomas Lessman
SCRIPT DIFFUSION
*Map of the diffusion of South Asian scripts* in historical times 
300 CE
*The eastern hemisphere in 300 CE**, by Thomas Lessman
ROMAN ROADS, 300's
*The Roman road network, according to the "Tabula Peutingeriana"*, 300's
GUPTA EMPIRE
*The Gupta empire (300's and 400's) in its context*
400-600 CE
Maps by Thomas Lessman, of the eastern hemisphere in: *400 CE**; *475 CE**; *476 CE**; *500 CE**; *565 CE**; *600 CE**
HUNA EMPIRE
*The empire of the Hunas or Hephthalites, early 500's*
HARSHA'S EMPIRE
*Harsha's empire, early 600's*
ISLAMIC, c.661
*Muslim expansion until 661** (Brice 1981)
700 CE
*The eastern hemisphere in 700 CE**, by Thomas Lessman
  GENERAL HISTORICAL MAPS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
MERCATOR, 1578
*Mercator's Ptolemaic maps, 1578*, a tribute from the inventor of the *Mercator* projection to the father of Western map-making
MALLET, 1683
*Mallet's maps, c.1683-1719*-- including historical maps
ANCIENT ASIA, 1700s
*Various maps of the ancient world, from the 1700's*
ANCIENT ASIA, 1800s
*Ancient South Asia (and Asia)*, various maps from the 1800's
THE ANCIENT
WORLD (1884)
*"Orbis Terrarum"*, an elaborate map by Henry Kiepert (1884) that shows, along with much else, "Aryan, Semitic, and Hamitic" peoples
ANCIENT WORLD
*"Map of the Ancient Historical World, Showing the Caucasian Nations"*, by I. S. Clare (1891)
A CLASSICAL
ATLAS (1907)
*The Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography**, mostly of Europe; by Samuel Butler, edited by Ernest Rhys (1907)
   

 
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