[World]

Description:

Without seven astronomical charts surrounding the map. Issued in his: Tarih-i Hind-i garbi (A History of the India of the West). -- Istanbul, 1730. Published with the double hemisphere map of the world (Entry 1006). The first Ottoman Turkish book illustrated with woodcuts, and the fourth printed in the Arabic alphabet in the Ottoman empire. This book relates the discoveries in the New World, and synthesizes Islamic geographical and cosmographical writings. Edited by Mehmed Su’udî. With seven astronomical charts surrounding the map. Longitude and latitude lines marked along the equator and the center latitude line, respectively. Issued in Cihanüma (Mirror of the World) / Kâtib Çelebi. -- Istanbul : Ibrahim Müteferrika, 1732. Square title cartouche above the map. World on an oval projection. In Ottoman Turkish. Goodrich (Figure 19, Map #18); Koeman II, p. 549. Map derived from the Mercator-Hondius Atlas Minor. California with a rounded coast and labeled.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/nt777zw7678

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/nt777zw7678, 1005, and 1005-01

Creator:

İbrahim Müteferrika, 1674?-1745

Publisher:

İbrahim Müteferrika, 1674?-1745

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

California as an island--Maps--1730 and World Maps

Rights:

Image from the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

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JPEG2000

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