Description

Original bdg. HC. In publisher special box. Atlas folio. In Turkish. 336 p., fully color ills. Tarihte Türkiye haritalari: 2000 yillik harita koleksiyonu. This work begins from the first ages, continues with maps from Islamic geographers, maps with religious motifs, maps from the age of explorations and from the Ottoman Empire, goes until the Arabic letter maps from the early years of the Turkish Republic and ends with the map of Hatay joining the Turkish Republic in 1939. It is an indispensible work that traces the evolution of cartography in these lands. The collection, enriched with maps compiled from the major museums and libraries of England, France, the Netherlands, Russia and the USA, is the largest exhibition of maps of the Turkish lands. THis book is a product of nearly 20 years of work with 265 select maps in large 50 x 70 cm pages. A very heavy volume.

Lingue: Turkish