Bengal has been a dominating region in the Indian subcontinent from the very beginning. The first detailed map of this rich kingdom was designed by a Portuguese historian named João de Barros in the 16th century . This map can be addressed both as the oldest map of Bangladesh and also West Bengal. To look through ancient Bengal kingdoms and cities like Gaur, Dhaka ,Chattogram,Shornogram,Sylhet and many others in this historic map and see a detailed comparison of the map’s accuracy check this video out!
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The specific map of this video : https://mappingbengal.com/the-de-barros-map
Playlist based on the past of Bengal :https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBWg5TZtBgCvvsit84tTO-dZlrcWNidi
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