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Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
  • Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
  • Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
  • Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
  • Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
  • Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
  • Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
  • Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
  • Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
  • Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
  • Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia
Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia

Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia

$175.00

Late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Map of Africa by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh

Description:
This is a rare and intriguing Ottoman-era map of Africa, printed entirely in Ottoman Turkish script. While the exact publication source is currently unidentified, the map bears the imprint “W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh” at the bottom a well-known Scottish mapmaker active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The combination of Ottoman Turkish labeling and British cartographic origin suggests that this map may have been produced for educational or administrative use within the Ottoman Empire, possibly as part of a translated or locally adapted atlas.

Though the precise date of publication is not confirmed, stylistic and typographic features suggest it was likely printed between the late 1800s and early 1900s — a period of significant European colonial expansion and global cartographic activity.

Features:

  • Date: Undated (estimated c. 1880s–1910s)
  • Language: Ottoman Turkish
  • Publisher Imprint: W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh
  • Format: Printed map, likely extracted from an atlas
  • Dimensions: 21.1x17.1cm
  • Condition: Good, Minor edge wear, Slight age-toning

This is a unique and uncommon piece of cross-cultural cartographic history, merging Western mapmaking with Ottoman script and perspective. It is an excellent addition to any collection focused on antique maps, the Ottoman Empire, or African colonial history.

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