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SERINDIA MAPS - STEIN

 
 

These are photos made from the original maps in Volume V of Serindia, Aurel Stein's report on his Second Expedition into Chinese Turkestan.

 
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The southern part of map sheet # 24 - Aksu-Yarkand River - Here we see the Aksu River flowing south east out of the T'ien Shan and meeting (when all are flowing) the Yarkand and Khotan Rivers flowing east and north east respectively. The joined river flows east to become the Tarim River, which eventually when there is sufficient water flows into the Lop Nor basin. The cararavan route between Aksu and Khotan follows the Khotan river south..

 

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