Nepal: Maps/Media
Nepal related resources
Atlases and Maps of Nepal
- Himalaya Atlas of Aerial Panoramas - Vol I Tibet - Uttar Pradesh - Nepal - Sikkim - Bhutan - Arunachal PradeshCreated by Dr. William A. Bowen, professor emeritus of the Department of Geography at California State University Northridge. The atlas contains over 700 computer generated panoramas that portray every square foot of the vast range between Arunachal Pradesh on the east and Uttar Pradesh on the west.
- Himalayan Maps CollectionDigital Himalaya. Elements of larger maps compiled by Shangri-La Maps in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- A Historical Atlas of South Asiaby Joseph E. Schwartzberg, 2nd impression, 1992. Digital South Asia Library
- NepalEiu.com country report.
- NepalUnited Nations Geospatial Information Section
- Nepal MapsDigital Himalaya. Maps created from GIS layers produced by Kabindra Joshi, Kathmandu, Nepal, customizable by district, features, and display format.
South Asia (multi-region) Map Collections
- Asia MapFrom the Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas. Mostly U.S. Central Intelligence Agency produced political and reference maps, including Afghanistan, Asia (general), Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indochina, Kashmir, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Sikkim, Singapore, Southest Asia, Southern Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and other regions.
- David Rumsey Map CollectionOver 65,000 maps and images online. The collection includes rare 16th through 21st century maps of America, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Pacific and the World.
- Economist Intelligence Unit country reports archive. This link opens in a new window
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"This database is a unique online archive of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s quarterly country reports, from their beginning in 1952 up to 1995. The reports combine detailed statistical information with expert commentary and analysis from the EIU's analysts, providing high quality summaries of political, economic and commercial developments in almost 200 countries. Reports are reproduced in full and made available as page images with fully searchable text. In addition, figures and tables within each report are captured as separate objects and the data from each statistical table can be downloaded as a spreadsheet. Countries are indexed consistently, making it easy to find the relevant reports despite changes to the nomenclature and grouping of countries across the period. There is one record per report; a single report may cover two or more countries. The reports were produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit's country analysts drawing on a global network of contributors, with data selected and carefully scrutinized from national and international sources. They follow a consistent format for each country, although that structure has evolved over time." - EIU viewpoint This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to several EIU publications including Country Reports, Country Monitor, Country Commerce, Country Finance, and EIU ViewsWire. Information is presented as analysis, briefings, commentary, or forecasts. - Geodata@Columbia / Columbia University Libraries/Information Services. This link opens in a new windowSearch, discover, preview, and retrieve geospatial data.
- Historical Maps of AsiaPerry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. Includes maps from Afghanistan, Asia, Bombay, Burma, Calcutta, Cebu, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, Indo-China, Kashmir, Lahore, Lingayen (Philippines), Malacca [Melaka], Manila, Nederlandisch-Indie, Oriental Empires, Persia and Persian Empire, Philippine Islands, Ports in China, Japan and the Philippines, The Portuguese Colonial Dominions in India and the Malay Archipelago, Rangoon, Srinigar, Tibet, Zamboanga (Philippines), and other regions.
- Making Britain: Discover how South Asians shaped the nation,1870-1950The Open University. Information about South Asians in Britain from 1870 to 1950, the organizations they were involved in, their British connections, and the major events in which they participated.
- Mapping Buddhist Monasteries 200-1200 CE ProjectWork in progress, copyright (c) 2009-present by S. Gordon, T. M. Ciolek, L. H. Piel & G. Gunatilleke. Covers Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
- Migration Information Resource--Country ResourcesAsia/Pacific country resource pages include Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam (among others).
- Old Maps OnlineGatewary to historical maps in libraries around the world
- Old Survey of India MapsA collection of historical maps produced by the Survey of India from 1750 to the present day, with scales ranging from 1:1,000,000 to 1:50,000.
- Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers)Digitized archives of the Royal Geographical Society from 1478 to 1953. Contains a range of primary sources, searchable manuscripts, correspondence, reports, conference papers, proceedings, maps, charts, atlases, photographs, surveys, data and ephemera produced by the researchers and members of RGS. Highlights include Mount Everest archive.
- South AsiaUnited Nations Geospatial Information Section map
- United Nations Geospatial Information Section (formerly Cartographic Section)Links to general maps, mission maps, and geographic resources and information documentation. Use menus to selection region.
- World Almanac of IslamismAmerican Foreign Policy Council. Resource designed to track the rise or decline of radical Islam on a national, regional and global level
- World Countries -- AsiaSelect a region from the menu or visit a country by clicking on its flag.
Media (Images) Nepal
- The Frederick Williamson CollectionDigital Himalaya. Photographs and films from Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet taken by Frederick and Margaret Williamson between December 1930 and August 1935.
- HeidICON Heidelberger Bild- und MultimediadatenbankUniversitätsbibliothek Heidelberg. Login as a Guest (Gast-Anmeldung), and then search the Cluster's image database via HeidiCon. South Asia repositories include EXC Sontheimer, SAI Benares-Exkursion 2010, SAI South Asian Archaeology, SFB-619 A2 Übergangsrituelle in Nepal, SFB-619 A4 Rituelles Theater in Uttarakhand, and SFB-619 Hofrituale in Rajasthan.
- Himalayan Art Resources (HAR)A comprehensive education and research database and virtual museum of Himalayan art from throughout the world.
- His Imperial Majesty's Shoot in Nepalese Terai, December 191Australian National University, Open Research Library. These 50 photographs depict scenes of the shikar, or hunt; the hunted animals, and the hunting camps of King George V in the Tarai in December 1911. The photographs feature the wild animals of the Tarai including tigers, bears and rhinoceroses; the use of the elephant "hunting ring" technique; the activities of the mahouts (or elephant trainers/handlers) and shikaris (or hunters), as well as the various dignitaries involved in the visit.
- The Thak ArchiveDigital Himalaya. A multimedia archive of ethnographic records collected from 1969 to the present by Alan Macfarlane and Sarah Harrison in the Gurung village of Thak, located in central Nepal. Includes photographs from Thak; a slide show of recent images from Thak; film clips on ritual and rice production; and film clips of anti-witchcraft and healing rituals in central Nepal among the Gurings.
Media (Videos) Nepal
- Digital HimalayaDesigned by Alan Macfarlane and Mark Turin as a strategy for archiving and making available ethnographic materials from the Himalayan region. Based at the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, the project was established in December 2000. From 2002 to 2005, the project moved to the Department of Anthropology at Cornell University and began its collaboration with the University of Virginia. From July 2014, the project has relocated to the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, and is engaged in a long term collaboration with Sichuan University.
- Film and Video from the HimalayasDigital Himalaya. Includes various trailers, and some complete films including the Lepcha film Tendong Lho Rum Faat, Glance of Genius: The Life and Work of B.H. Hodgson, the Minhe Mangghuer Torch Festival, images from Danba, the Alama Ritual, and the Wutu Collection. Locations include China/Tibet, India and Nepal.
- Fürer-Haimendorf Film CollectionDigital Himalaya. Selected film clip excerpts, including Alan Macfarlane's 1987 interview with Fürer-Haimendorf, excerpts from The Land of the Gurkhas depicting Gurung girls in trance during the gato ritual (filmed 1957), excerpts from a field trip to the Apa Tani Valley in Arunachel Pradesh depicting rope swinging, sacrifice, shamanic rituals, and village life (filmed 1944-1945), and an excerpt from Among the Sherpas of Nepal (filmed 1971). The Fürer-Haimendorf film collection is located in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
- Music and Audio from the HimalayasDigital Himalaya. includes songs from Laya, Bhutan; Thangmi songs from Nepal; Yari Aso's songs, the Mangghuer Folktale Literature, and songs from Gcig sgril County, from Qinghai Province; the Jizong and Minyak collections from Sichuan and songs from Tha Rgyas in Tibet.
- The Thak ArchiveDigital Himalaya. A multimedia archive of ethnographic records collected from 1969 to the present by Alan Macfarlane and Sarah Harrison in the Gurung village of Thak, located in central Nepal. Includes photographs from Thak; a slide show of recent images from Thak; film clips on ritual and rice production; and film clips of anti-witchcraft and healing rituals in central Nepal among the Gurings.
- Thangmi ArchiveDigital Himalaya. A collection of photographs, films, linguistic data, field notes, newspaper clippings, audio files, and other data about the Thangmi ethnic group of northeastern Nepal. Links to an online trilingual Thangmi - Nepali - English Unicode dictionary (and pdf version), and Thangmi songs from the Reng Patangko collection.