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Ottoman Map Human Race (from Tarih-i Umumi ve Osmani Atlası, 1913)

Description:
A double-page Ottoman Turkish ethnographic map titled “Human Race” from Mehmed Eşref’s Tarih-i Umumi ve Osmani Atlası, published in 1329 AH (1913 CE) by the Mekteb-i Harbiye Matbaası (Ottoman Military Academy Press).

The map measures 32.5 × 24.6 cm and is one of the 138 maps contained within 32 double-page color lithographed plates that make up the atlas.

This sheet includes seven color maps covering Asia, the Middle East, Palestine, Egypt, the Mediterranean region, and Syria. It employs a color-coded reference system to indicate various ethnic groups, reflecting the diverse and complex human geography of these regions. Groups such as Israelis, Egyptians, and others are specifically referenced, providing insight into early 20th-century Ottoman perspectives on ethnographic distribution.

Key Features:

• Title: Human Race (İnsan Irkları)

• Coverage: Asia, Middle East, Palestine, Egypt, Mediterranean, Syria

• Number of Maps: 7 on a single double-page sheet

• Source: Mehmed Eşref, Tarih-i Umumi ve Osmani Atlası

• Date: 1329 AH / 1913 CE

• Publisher: Mekteb-i Harbiye Matbaası, Istanbul

• Dimensions: 32.5 × 24.6 cm

• Features: Color-coded reference to ethnic groups, showing the multi-ethnic composition of key regions

• Significance: A rare Ottoman atlas plate combining ethnography and geography, offering valuable insight into how populations were conceptualized in the late Ottoman era.