New Geographical atlas of the world in Ottoman script. The atlas includes 42 double-page lithographed color maps variously dated between 1309-1314 (1893 to 1898), containing maps of the solar system, world, Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Oceania, Turkey, Balkan State, Caucasus and numerous countries. Printed and published by Hasan Ferid. Edited by Ali Seref Pasha= على شرف پاشا, also known as Hafiz Ali Esref, a former soldier, trained as a cartographer in Paris ca. 1862, he became chief cartographer at the Matbaa-i Amire Press in Beyazit, successor to Müteferrika's press, founded in 1727. Maps showing political and administrative boundaries, capitals, provinces, major cities, rivers, mountains, roads, and railroads. Most maps include dedication and descriptive text. Relief shown by shadings and hachures. Includes text and index on back cover, the index does not correspond with the maps in atlas. Bound in original beige paper covered boards, with title with illustrated boarders and annotation "9821" to upper cover.
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New Geographical atlas of the world in Ottoman script. The atlas includes 42 double-page lithographed color maps variously dated between 1309-1314 (1893 to 1898), containing maps of the solar system, world, Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Oceania, Turkey, Balkan State, Caucasus and numerous countries. Printed and published by Hasan Ferid. Edited by Ali Seref Pasha= على شرف پاشا, also known as Hafiz Ali Esref, a former soldier, trained as a cartographer in Paris ca. 1862, he became chief cartographer at the Matbaa-i Amire Press in Beyazit, successor to Müteferrika's press, founded in 1727. Maps showing political and administrative boundaries, capitals, provinces, major cities, rivers, mountains, roads, and railroads. Most maps include dedication and descriptive text. Relief shown by shadings and hachures. Includes text and index on back cover, the index does not correspond with the maps in atlas. Bound in original beige paper covered boards, with title with illustrated boarders and annotation "9821" to upper cover.
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