Ottoman Empire maps collection, 1869-1920
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Summary
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of published maps produced in the late Ottoman Empire, specifically Anatolia, documenting Ottoman or Anatolia geographic and political borders in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Maps have been acquired individually and description has been provided in Turkish by the dealer.
- Extent:
- 3.0 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish
- Collection ID:
- RL.11740
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of maps individually acquired documenting geographic regions and political borders of the Ottoman Empire, specifically Turkey, including a map produced following the re-establishment of the constitutional monarchy of the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Another map stamped 38/10/18 (Islamic calendar date of 1920 October 18) has manuscript notations and was used by the Turkish military during the Greco-Turkish War. Maps date from the late Ottoman Empire period. Each map is numbered and described individually in Turkish.
- Acquisition information:
- The Ottoman Empire Maps Collection was assembled by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library from individual purchases in 2018 and 2019.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Meghan Lyon, Sean Swanick, May 2019; updated Dec. 2020
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0016, 2020-0037
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Ottoman Empire Maps Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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