Ancient map of China showing the Taklamakan Desert/Tarim basin
including Kashgar, Aksu, Karashaer And Urumchi
Route taken by the crew across the Baltic and across the steppe
using the inland waterways used by Viking traders from about 700AD.
These routes became the backbone of trade from Scandinavia
to the black and Caspian seas for over a thousand years
Astrakhan, Gorgan, Bactra (Balkh), the Hidden Kingdom,
Kashgar, Aksu and Karashaer.
Ancient map showing the Khazarian empire and surrounding lands, Kingdoms and Khanates...............................................
Map showing extent of the Kievan Rus Empire and sphere of influence circa 980AD ......................................................
City States of the Tarim Basin (Taklamakan) also showing trade routes, mountain ranges and rivers
The Silk Route network of trading routes. Not just one but many interlinking networks
across Europe and the steppe in a straight line. But travel is not like that, especially not in
1067. So extensive research was done using maps of established trade routes in order to
plan their journey from Kiev to Lou Lan and back. These are some of them.
John Halsted
routes through to to Lou Lan and Dunhuang
to 1300AD ..................................................................
of the Tarim Basin / Taklamakan ..................................
of the Volga river and Astrakhan
