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Spain & Portugal Map from “Mükemmel ve Mufassal Coğrafya-yı Umumi Atlası” (1914)

Description:

This is an original Ottoman Turkish map of the Iberian Peninsula, dated 1330 AH (1914 AD), taken from the atlas titled Mükemmel ve Mufassal Coğrafya-yı Umumi Atlası, authored by Mehmed Eşref. The atlas was printed in İstanbul by the Artin Asaduryan Matbaası, an Armenian-owned printing house that played an important role in late Ottoman publishing.

The map measures 22.6 × 17.5 cm and is fully colored and printed in Ottoman Turkish. It depicts the entirety of Spain and Portugal, while also including neighboring regions such as parts of France, Morocco, and Algeria. This broader geographic framing reflects Ottoman cartographic conventions of the period, which emphasized regional context rather than strict political borders.

Produced shortly before the First World War, this map represents late Ottoman-era geographic knowledge of Western Europe and North Africa. Its detailed, colorful design and Ottoman Turkish labeling make it a valuable visual document of early 20th-century cartography, suitable for collectors and researchers interested in Ottoman atlases and European geography.

Key Features:

• Type: Ottoman printed map

• Region Depicted: Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) with parts of France, Morocco, and Algeria

• Atlas Title: Mükemmel ve Mufassal Coğrafya-yı Umumi Atlası

• Author: Mehmed Eşref

• Publication Date: 1330 AH (1914 AD)

• Printer: Artin Asaduryan Matbaası, Istanbul

• Language: Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script)

• Dimensions: 22.6 × 17.5 cm

• Color: Original color map

• Historical Context: Late Ottoman period, immediately before World War I

• Significance: Illustrates Ottoman-era cartographic knowledge of Western Europe and its surrounding regions