South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political book and others demonstrating the Ottoman

and others demonstrating the Ottoman military’s close attention to local tribal geography and demography

Levazımat-ı Umumiye Lahm (Et) Komisyonu Reisi

The deed begins with the phrase “teba-i Devlet-i Aliyye’nin Rum milletinden”

Title: Şark-ı Cenubi Avrupa

This map provides a rare glimpse into Ottoman cartography and annotation practices

South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political book and others demonstrating the OttomanOttoman Turkish Maps of South America and Australia from Orta Atlas by Faik Sabri Duran (1928) Description: A double sided Ottoman Turkish map, measuring 27. 6 22. 6 cm, from Faik Sabri Durans Orta Atlas (Middle Atlas), published in Istanbul, 1928 by Kanaat Ktphanesi. Although issued during the Republican period, the atlas was printed in the Arabic based Ottoman alphabet, as it preceded the Alphabet Reform of November 1, 1928, when the Latin alphabet