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Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
  • Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography
Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography

Ali Cevat – Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire 1894 Book 1 Maps Geography

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Ali Cevat – Historical and Geographical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire (Memâlik-i Osmaniyenin Tarih ve Coğrafya Lügatı) – Kasbar Matbaası, Istanbul, 1311 [1893/1894] Edition – Ottoman Turkish

Description:

Memâlik-i Osmaniyenin Tarih ve Coğrafya Lügatı is an important late Ottoman reference work devoted to the historical and geographical landscape of the Ottoman Empire. Prepared by Ali Cevat, also known as Muallim Ali Cevad or İbn Nüzhet Cevad, the work brings together extensive alphabetical information on the Empire’s cities, towns, villages, mountains, rivers, historical places, notable figures, and administrative divisions. This copy represents the first book of the four-volume series and was published in Istanbul in 1311, corresponding approximately to 1893–1894.

Ali Cevat was born in Üsküdar and educated at the Mekteb-i Harbiye. He spent much of his career as a geography teacher in Ottoman military and civil schools, becoming known as Muallim Ali Cevad. His publications on Ottoman history and geography were closely connected with the development of more systematic geographical education during the late Ottoman period.

In the later years of his life, Ali Cevat was affected by the political upheavals following the proclamation of the Second Constitutional Era in 1908. He was removed from his position and sent into exile, later returning to Istanbul before his death in 1914.

For collectors of Ottoman books, historical geography, cartography, and reference works, this first volume is an interesting period publication documenting the Ottoman Empire’s settlements, administrative divisions, historical geography, and local characteristics at the end of the 19th century.

Key Features:

• Author: Ali Cevat (Muallim Ali Cevad)

• Original Title: Memâlik-i Osmaniyenin Tarih ve Coğrafya Lügatı

• English Title: Dictionary of the History and Geography of the Ottoman Empire

• Publisher: Kasbar Matbaası

• Publication Place: Istanbul

• Publication Year: 1311 (approximately 1893–1894)

• Edition: First Book / First Volume

• Language: Ottoman Turkish

• Series: Memâlik-i Osmaniyenin Tarih ve Coğrafya Lügatı – Volume 1 of 4

• Genre: Historical Geography / Ottoman History / Reference Work

• Subject: Ottoman Geography, Settlements, Administrative Divisions, Historical Figures and Local History

• Back Cover: Features a map of Hüdavendigar Vilayeti

• Collector Appeal: An important late Ottoman reference work documenting the Empire’s geography, settlements, administrative structure, and historical landscape.

• Condition: Low overall condition, with age-related wear and deterioration.

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