[MAP of Kharpout] Harput. Dersim, Palu, Malatya, Siverek.
[MAP of Kharpout] Harput. Dersim, Palu, Malatya, Siverek.
Payment methods
- PayPal
- Credit card
- Bank transfer
- Pubblica amministrazione
- Carta del Docente
Details
- Year of publication
- 1916
- Place of printing
- Istanbul
- Author
- Erkân-I Harbiye Umumiye].
- Pages
- 0
- Publishers
- Erkân-i Harbiye-i Umûmiye Matbaasi., [H.: 1332]
- Size
- Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall
- Keyword
- Maps & Atlases & Guides
- Binding description
- No Binding
- State of preservation
- Very Good
Description
Original map. Oblong elephant folio. (50 x 60 cm). In Ottoman script. Scale: 1/200.000. [MAP of Kharpout]. Harput. Dersim, Palu, Malatya, Siverek. Rare Ottoman map shows Elaziz (Elazig), Dersim, ancient Harput et environment. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. In order to produce these maps covering Turkish territory, Reconnaissance Branch was incorporated into The Mapping Commission. The maps were produced in the datum based on the latitude and longitude of Ayasofya Mosque in equal area Bonn Projection. The field works for the 123 sheets covering the country were conducted by 76 staff. The production was completed in 18 years starting from east west. Field works continued without stopping except in years 1914 and 1920. This map series called also reconnaissance maps contributed a lot to producing 1:25.000 scale maps.
Lingue: Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)
