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South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
  • South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political
South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political

South America & Australia 1928 Ottoman Atlas Map Faik Sabri Physical and Political

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Ottoman Turkish Maps of South America and Australia - from Orta Atlas by Faik Sabri Duran (1928)

Description:
A double-sided Ottoman Turkish map, measuring 27.6 × 22.6 cm, from Faik Sabri Duran’s “Orta Atlas” (Middle Atlas), published in Istanbul, 1928 by Kanaat Kütüphanesi.

Although issued during the Republican period, the atlas was printed in the Arabic-based Ottoman alphabet, as it preceded the Alphabet Reform of November 1, 1928, when the Latin alphabet was officially adopted. This makes the atlas historically important as one of the final educational works produced in Ottoman script.

On one side, the map shows the Physical and Political Map of South America (Güney Amerika Tabii ve Siyasi Haritası), depicting the continent’s natural features alongside its political divisions. On the other side, the map presents the Physical and Political Map of Australia (Avustralya Tabii ve Siyasi Haritası), covering the entire Australian continent with similar detail.

The author, Faik Sabri Duran (1882–1943), was a leading Turkish geographer, writer, and educator. Educated at the Sorbonne (1912), he later introduced modern geography instruction at Istanbul Darülfünun. Decorated with ten medals by Sultan Abdülhamid II, Duran became synonymous with geography in Turkey. His atlases and textbooks, especially the Orta Atlas, played a central role in Turkish educational history.

Key Features:

  • Title/Subject: South America (Physical & Political) / Australia (Physical & Political)

  • Publication Date: 1928 (pre-Alphabet Reform)

  • Atlas: Orta Atlas (Middle Atlas)

  • Author/Editor: Faik Sabri Duran (1882–1943)

  • Publisher: Kanaat Kütüphanesi, Istanbul

  • Language: Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script)

  • Dimensions: 27.6 × 22.6 cm

  • Coverage: Entire South America and Australia

  • Significance: A rare double-sided Ottoman-script atlas map, published just before the Alphabet Reform, reflecting both global geographic awareness and the final stage of Ottoman-script cartographic tradition.

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