Lot Essay
This is a gazeteer of the Ottoman Empire from region to region including Anatolia, Syria, Kurdistan and the Caspian. A sketch of the Kaa'ba is included in the description of the Arabian peninsula.
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OTTOMAN TURKEY, AH 10 RABI' II 1093/18 APRIL 1682 AD
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'Abdullah Bash 'Abdi al-Rumi (d. AH 1102/1690 AD): al-taqasim al-marziyah li-ma'rifat al-mamalik al-osmaniyah (Part II)
Ottoman Turkey, AH 10 Rabi' II 1093/18 April 1682 AD
On the geography of Ottoman Turkey, Turkish manuscript on cream paper, 61ff. with 29ll. of neat black Ottoman naskh, occasional words and phrases in red, with two small drawings of Mecca and Georgia, final folio with colophon dated 10 Rabi' II 1093, in original tan morocco binding with flap with tooled medallion containing cloud bands, generally good condition
Folio 12.1/8 x 8in. (31.2 x 21cm.)
Ottoman Turkey, AH 10 Rabi' II 1093/18 April 1682 AD
On the geography of Ottoman Turkey, Turkish manuscript on cream paper, 61ff. with 29ll. of neat black Ottoman naskh, occasional words and phrases in red, with two small drawings of Mecca and Georgia, final folio with colophon dated 10 Rabi' II 1093, in original tan morocco binding with flap with tooled medallion containing cloud bands, generally good condition
Folio 12.1/8 x 8in. (31.2 x 21cm.)