Detail of the index map for Innermostasia - maps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, - this shows the western side of the Taklamakan and Stein's route north, south, and across it. It shows his multiple efforts into the Kun-lun mountains on the south and is several routes from India to Kashgar - toward the center is the short red line eastward from Marl-bashi that indicates his aborted effort to cross directly to Mazar-tagh on the Khotan river. |