COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Esref, Mehmed, 1847-1912
Date:
1913
Short Title:
Asya. Avrupa = Asia. Europe
Publisher:
Mekteb-i Harbiye Matbaası
Publisher Location:
Istanbul
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
23
Obj Width cm:
29
Note:
2 color maps, with 6 insets on double page sheet. Shows Islam in East and Central Asia, Central and Southern Europe, and part of Africa. Includes color coded reference.
World Area:
Europe
Region:
Asia, Central
Subject:
Ottoman Mapping
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Religions
Full Title:
(Asya. Avrupa = Asia. Europe). (to accompany) Tarih-i umumi ve ʻOsmanii : aṭlasi = Historical atlas of the world and Ottoman. Mehmed Esref. 1329 (1913).
List No:
13431.020
Page No:
9
Series No:
20
Publication Author:
Esref, Mehmed, 1847-1912
Pub Date:
1913
Pub Title:
Tarih-i umumi ve ʻOsmanii : aṭlasi = Historical atlas of the world and Ottoman. Eser Mehmed Esref. Maktab Harbiyah Matba'ah-si 1329 (1913).
Pub Note:
Revised and enlarged 1913 edition of historical atlas of the world and the Ottoman Empire, in Ottoman script and Arabic. It was issued by Mehmed Esref since the beginning of the 20th. century (1906?), This edition published a year after Esref’s death in 1912 with newly engraved maps, all different from the previous publication. Covers mostly the Ottoman Empire regions, Balkans, adjacent regions of the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Consists of 11 pages of timeline table, 4 pages of index and 138 maps in 32 double page plates of color lithographed maps. Showing political and administrative boundaries, major cities, capitals, rivers and lakes. Last maps represent the routes of the famous explorers, the historical colonies, the British colonies in the World, Asia, United States, Africa and South America. Includes old scribbles and annotations on the front endpapers, old stamp on the title page, some sporadic old annotations on the pages. Bound in embossed light blue cloth covered boards, with title on front cover.
Pub List No:
13431.000
Pub Type:
Historical Atlas
Pub Maps:
32
Pub Height cm:
26
Pub Width cm:
17
Image No:
13431020.jp2
Authors:
Esref, Mehmed, 1847-1912
Link To Source
Asya. Avrupa = Asia. Europe
