Ottoman nautical charts and the atlas of Ali Macar Reis.

Marmara Bank, 1992

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Details

Year of publication

1992

Place of printing

Istanbul

Author

Kemal Özdemir.

Pages

Publishers

Marmara Bank

Size

Folio - over 12 - 15" tall

Keyword

HTFB ORT map Atlas - Mapbook geography Navigation Nautical, Ottoman civilization of the, Ottomanica

Binding description

Dust jacket

Yes

Languages

English

Binding

Hardcover

Description

Fine Fine English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (33 x 23 cm). In English. 159, [1] p., color ills. Ottoman nautical charts and the Atlas of Ali Macar Reis. 16th century Ottoman nautical charts figure significantly in the history of cartography. Dating from the time when the Ottoman Empire was approaching its zenith of wealth and power, these charts are a valuable source of information about the history of the period. The work of the Ottoman privateers who then held sway over most of the Mediterranean, these charts cover a geographical area far beyond the bounds of the Ottoman Empire. as rulers of an expanding empire, the Ottoman sultans took a close interest in mapmaking and may well have commissioned their sea captains to draw the charts. When Piri Reis presented his first world map to Sultan Selim I, conqueror of Egypt, in 1517, the sultan is said to have declared, "How small is the world for a conqueror.". A very heavy volume.