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Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
  • Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
  • Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
  • Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
  • Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
  • Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
  • Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
  • Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
  • Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
  • Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
  • Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2
Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2

Franco Prussian War of 1870 Ottoman Script Map Schlieffen’s Cannae Military Germany France 2

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Ottoman Military Map – From Kan: 2. Cild 1870–71 Seferi Tadkikâtı (Schlieffen’s Cannae, 1923)

Description:
A large-format Ottoman military map measuring 45.6 × 36.6 cm, published in 1341 AH (1923 CE) in Istanbul by the Matbaa-i Askerî (Military Press). The map originates from Kan: 2. Cild 1870–71 Seferi Tadkikâtı, the Ottoman Turkish translation of Alfred von Schlieffen’s famous study Cannae, translated by Mehmed Nihad.

The book is dedicated to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, often simply referred to as the War of 1870 in France. Within the volume, numerous large fold-out maps and sketches illustrate the military campaigns, strategies, and battlefield maneuvers. This example is one of those detailed campaign maps, providing a striking cartographic representation of the conflict.

Von Schlieffen’s Cannae became a cornerstone of modern military thought, studied widely in staff academies across Europe and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman translation, printed just after World War I, reflects the continued importance of military science in shaping the doctrines of the early Turkish Republic as well.

Key Features:

  • Date: 1341 AH (1923 CE)

  • Author: Alfred von Schlieffen (Cannae), translated into Ottoman Turkish by Mehmed Nihad

  • Publisher: Matbaa-i Askerî (Istanbul Military Press)

  • Book: Kan: 2. Cild 1870–71 Seferi Tadkikâtı

  • Region/Theme: Campaigns of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71)

  • Map Size: 45.6 × 36.6 cm (large format)

  • Historical Context: Produced for Ottoman/Turkish officer education in the study of modern European wars

  • Cultural Significance: A rare survival of Ottoman military pedagogy, linking European military theory with Ottoman officer training

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