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Ottoman Turkish Map – Arabian Peninsula (İslam Tarihi, 1922)

Description:
A large Ottoman Turkish map of the Arabian Peninsula, published in Şemsettin Günaltay’s İslam Tarihi. The book was printed in 1338 AH (1922 CE) in Istanbul by the Tedkikat ve Telifat-ı İslamiyye Heyeti (Islamic Research and Publications Committee).

The map measures 41.2 × 28.5 cm, making it a relatively large-format example compared to contemporary Ottoman atlas maps. It was intended as an illustrative supplement to Günaltay’s monumental historical work, which sought to provide a comprehensive account of Islamic history.

Geographically, the map depicts the Arabian Peninsula, a region that today corresponds to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Iraq, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt.

This piece is a rare survival of Ottoman scholarly cartography from the final years of the Empire, combining historical narrative with geographic visualization.

Key Features:

• Title/Subject: Arabian Peninsula

• Author: Şemsettin Günaltay

• Source: İslam Tarihi

• Publisher: Tedkikat ve Telifat-ı İslamiyye Heyeti, Istanbul

• Date: 1338 AH / 1922 CE

• Dimensions: 41.2 × 28.5 cm

• Content: Arabian Peninsula during late Ottoman period