Rare Maps of Pakistan.

A study of 108 maps of the north-western areas of the subcontinent, dateable from 1486 to 1947. The examples include Ptolemiac maps, maps of the Mughal empire, pre-British maps, maps of Sindh and Balochistan and also of Punjab and N.W.F.P. The final section covers maps of the northern areas - Swat, Hunza, Chitral, etc.
Published by Ferozsons Pvt. Ltd., Lahore, 2000.

Reviews

• ‘ Mr Aijazuddin has made a very attractive book out of his personal collection of rare maps. He has introduced the subject in our part of the world and given the history of each map reproduced in this entirely captivating volume'. Khaled Ahmed, Contributing Editor, The Friday Times and The Daily Times .

• ‘ This book is a must-read for anyone who wishes to travel down the corridor of time.' Salman Rashid, travel writer and author of Between two burrs on the map: Travels in Northern Pakistan and Jhelum: City of Vistata

• ‘ Rare Maps covers more than two thousand years of geographic writing and almost a thousand years of cartography related to Pakistan. And to establish Pakistan in context, its maps extend and reach out to cover the entire region of Central, Western and Southern Asia. It is the first book of its kind. It will, I am sure, remain for a long period of time, the last word on the subject.' Aitzaz Ahsan, author of The Indus Saga .

• ‘It is an example to all who have a large collection which they feel has not been adequately covered by previous publications.' Susan Gole, author of Early Maps of India .

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