Anuradha Chaturvedi

This research visit was sought in order to obtain materials to contribute to my PhD dissertation. During the period of the award it was possible to access a number of important sources of information pertaining to the Ladakh region, the most significant among these being the Album of Pictorial Maps of the area know as the "Wise Album' as well as the Schlagintweit survey expedition accounts. At present (2005) I am writing a paper based on the "Wise Maps" which will become a chapter in my PhD. In addition to historical maps, photographic materials and drawings of this area, it was possible to refer to illustrated books published in the late 19th century which are not easily available in India, but which provide a lot of very useful information related to this region.