Bellin’s Map of Tibet world maps engraved by papal architect and

engraved by papal architect and engraver Alessandro Specchi after Cintius Florus

The map was probably published in the field: this edition was passed by censor

based on the Ordnance Survey and confined to a quarter-mile radius from each station

Later editions were revised in keeping with the latest information

Bellin’s Map of Tibet world maps engraved by papal architect andCarte du Grand Thibet. Pour Servir lHistoire Generale des Voyages. Tire des Auteurs Anglois Bellin notes that his map of Tibet was compiled from British sources, although most of the European knowledge of the region in the first part of the 18th century was via Jesuit and Capuchin missionaries. The map is detailed for the period, and includes the Pagode du Dalai Lama, presumably the Potala Palace. Lhasa appears to be named Pontala on the map, and the