COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Bey, Necip (Necib)
Date:
1918
Short Title:
5.2 (Istanbul) Büyükdere, Tarabya, and Yenikoy
Publisher:
Hölzel Printing House
Publisher Location:
Vienna
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
59
Obj Width cm:
102
Scale 1:
5,000
City:
Istanbul (Turkey)
Region:
Istanbul Region (Turkey)
Subject:
Ottoman Mapping
Full Title:
5.2 (Istanbul) Büyükdere, Tarabya, and Yenikoy
List No:
10720.019
Series No:
19
Publication Author:
Bey, Necip (Necib)
Pub Date:
1918
Pub Title:
(Necip Bey Maps of Istanbul and Environs)
Pub Reference:
Erhan Oner Collection Catalog Volume IV, pages 176-191; Istanbul in Ottoman maps https://istanbultar…
Pub Note:
The Necip Bey maps of Istanbul are some of the most unusual maps made of the city, both in style and coverage. They show the city and region at the height of the Ottoman Empire just before World War I. The set consists of 15 maps - 7 folios of 2 maps each, intended to be joined in pairs and at 5,000 scale, and 1 general map of the region at 50,000 scale. They were issued and classified in an experimental style by the Sehremaneti (city administration) and printed in 1918 in Vienna by the Hölzel Printing House. The maps were prepared by the Şehremaneti Survey Branch Manager Engineer, Necip Bey. The Necip Bey maps consist of the main folios of Eminönü-Fatih, Beyoğlu and Üsküdar-Kadıköy, as well as general maps of the countryside, the Princes’ Islands, and all of Istanbul. Prepared as a city guide, the maps were divided into regions and the street names of every region were recorded. A 56 page guide was issued with the maps and printed by the Ahmed Ihsan Printing House in Istanbul (not present in this set - yet.) The maps prepared by Necip Bey depict some important government offices, schools, mosques, churches, tekkes, mebani-i hususiye (civilian structures), fountains, Islamic and Christian cemeteries, woods, forests, gardens, parks, vegetable gardens, lakes, wells, streams, lands, farms, bridges, the old walls, tram and train lines, water routes, and city boundaries. A legend on the general map explains the symbols used in the maps.
Pub List No:
10720.000
Pub Type:
City Atlas
Pub Maps:
15
Pub Height cm:
21
Pub Width cm:
14
Image No:
10720019.jp2
Authors:
Bey, Necip (Necib)
Link To Source
5.2 (Istanbul) Büyükdere, Tarabya, and Yenikoy
