Map: Turkey in Asia

1989.11.0041

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Artifact Identification Map: Turkey in Asia   (1989.11.0041)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Documentary Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Graphic Documents
Artist/Maker Moll
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1709 CE
Culture British, English

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 31.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 25.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) <0.1 cm
Weight 130 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Paper--rag, Pigment--ink
Manufacturing Processes Printed

Research Remarks

Description

The notes on the back of the map are interesting for their explanations of the map. "Happy Arabia" (Arabia Felix) is an interesting denotation on the map. Donor File goes on about the Tulip Period of Ahmed III's reign; contemporaneous with the map.

Published Description Under Review
Bibliography Under Review

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication The Seymour and Muriel Yale Collection of Coins of the Ottoman Empire and Other Middle East States
Reproduction no

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