{"product_id":"ottoman-1908-middle-east-map-israel-palestine-lebanon-jordan-cyprus-iran-i̇brahim-hilmi","title":"Ottoman 1908 Middle East Map Israel Palestine Lebanon Jordan Cyprus Iran İbrahim Hilmi","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"88\"\u003eOttoman Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Map from İbrahim Hilmi's \"Umumi Cep Atlası\" (1908)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"476\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"526\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis Ottoman Turkish map depicts the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean regions and originates from the 1324 AH (approximately 1908 AD) edition of \"Umumi Cep Atlası,\" written by Tüccarzâde İbrahim Hilmi and published in Istanbul by Kütüphane-i Askerî. Printed in color, the map measures 19 × 17.2 cm and presents a detailed geographical view of one of the most strategically important regions of the late Ottoman world.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"1086\"\u003eThe map covers Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Iran, together with the surrounding Eastern Mediterranean territories. Relief elevations are carefully indicated through color shading, reflecting the modern cartographic techniques adopted in Ottoman geographical publications during the early twentieth century. Much of the territory shown on the map still belonged to the Ottoman Empire at the time of publication, including regions corresponding today to modern-day فلسطين\/Palestine, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1552\"\u003eThe borders, administrative divisions, and geographical nomenclature used on the map are especially important because they preserve the Ottoman Empire's geographical perception immediately before the First World War and prior to the dissolution of the empire. Vilayet and sancak structures are clearly reflected, making the map an important historical source for understanding late Ottoman provincial organization and territorial administration in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"2153\"\u003eThe map was published by Kütüphane-i Askerî, founded by the renowned Ottoman publisher and author Tüccarzâde İbrahim Hilmi (1876–1963), one of the most influential publishing figures of the late Ottoman and early Republican periods. Through his publishing house established in Istanbul in 1896, İbrahim Hilmi printed hundreds of works on military science, geography, history, and education. By contributing to the publication of more than one thousand books during his lifetime, he played a major role in expanding literacy and intellectual culture in the Ottoman Empire and early Republican Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2155\" data-end=\"2504\"\u003eBeyond its geographical significance, the map represents the modernization of Ottoman educational publishing and cartography during the empire's final decades. Its colorful presentation, detailed administrative structure, and broad regional coverage make it especially appealing for collectors of Ottoman maps and Middle Eastern historical material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"2712\"\u003eFor collectors and researchers, this is a highly desirable example of late Ottoman cartography documenting the Middle East shortly before the political transformation of the region in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1518\" data-end=\"1537\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(171, 30, 27);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"2765\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e• Type: Ottoman printed regional map\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2767\" data-end=\"2841\"\u003e• Title: Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Map from \"Umumi Cep Atlası\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2843\" data-end=\"2877\"\u003e• Author: Tüccarzâde İbrahim Hilmi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2879\" data-end=\"2930\"\u003e• Publication Date: 1324 AH (approximately 1908 AD)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2932\" data-end=\"2961\"\u003e• Publication Place: Istanbul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2963\" data-end=\"2994\"\u003e• Publisher: Kütüphane-i Askerî\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2996\" data-end=\"3023\"\u003e• Language: Ottoman Turkish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3051\"\u003e• Dimensions: 19 × 17.2 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3053\" data-end=\"3080\"\u003e• Color: Original color map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3189\"\u003e• Geographic Coverage: Anatolia, Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran, and the Eastern Mediterranean\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3191\" data-end=\"3261\"\u003e• Cartographic Features: Relief elevations shown through color shading\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3263\" data-end=\"3404\"\u003e• Historical Context: Depicts the administrative and geographical structure of the Ottoman Middle East immediately before the First World War\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3406\" data-end=\"3535\"\u003e• Publisher Significance: Produced by one of the most influential Ottoman publishers and educational reformers of the late empire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3537\" data-end=\"3694\"\u003e• Collectible Significance: Valuable for collectors of Ottoman cartography, Middle Eastern history, educational publishing, and pre-World War I regional maps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3696\" data-end=\"3786\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e• Condition: Repaired from the reverse side; restoration may be visible in the photographs\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49621003796618,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_664865b8-ce76-4e3a-8304-d2056437a83e.jpg?v=1782846471","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/ottoman-1908-middle-east-map-israel-palestine-lebanon-jordan-cyprus-iran-i%cc%87brahim-hilmi","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}