{"product_id":"umum-vilayat-i-sahaneyi-havi-kucuk-atlas-1909-rare-ottoman-atlas-by-mehmed-esref-qatar","title":"Umûm Vilayât-ı Şâhâneyi Hâvî Küçük Atlas 1909 Rare Ottoman Atlas by Mehmed Eşref Qatar","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"211\" data-start=\"129\"\u003eMehmed Eşref – Umûm Vilayât-ı Şâhâneyi Hâvî Küçük Atlas (Pocket Atlas) – Şirket-i Mürettibiye Matbaası Istanbul Edition (1325 AH \/ 1909)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"241\" data-start=\"213\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"608\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is the 1325 AH (approximately 1909 CE) Istanbul edition of Umûm Vilayât-ı Şâhâneyi Hâvî Küçük Atlas prepared by Mehmed Eşref and printed by Şirket-i Mürettibiye Matbaası. Written in Ottoman Turkish and featuring detailed color lithographic maps, this important educational atlas was produced during the Second Constitutional Era as part of the Ottoman Empire’s efforts to modernize geography education in rüşdiye (middle school) and idadi (high school) institutions.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"1030\"\u003eThe atlas was specifically designed in accordance with contemporary educational curricula and aimed to provide students with both a comprehensive understanding of the Ottoman provinces and a broader knowledge of world geography. Structurally, the work generally consists of a 32-page statistical and descriptive text section followed by a series of color lithographic maps prepared with considerable technical precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1431\"\u003eIts author, Mehmed Eşref Bey, was among the most productive military cartographers and educational reformers of the late Ottoman period. He is regarded as one of the pioneering figures responsible for preparing some of the earliest modern and locally produced Ottoman history and geography atlases. His works played an important role in shaping geography education during the empire’s final decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"2040\"\u003eThe year of publication, 1909, is historically significant because it represents one of the final relatively stable years before the Ottoman Empire experienced catastrophic territorial losses during the Italo-Turkish War (1911) and the Balkan Wars (1912–1913). As a result, the atlas officially records many Ottoman territories in the Balkans and North Africa shortly before they were permanently lost. Regions shown in these maps would disappear from Ottoman administration only a few years later, making the atlas one of the final cartographic documents preserving the empire’s late territorial structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2663\"\u003eIn accordance with its title, which translates roughly as “Small Atlas Containing All Imperial Ottoman Provinces,” the work provides extensive coverage of Ottoman administrative geography. The maps include Avrupa-yı Osmânî (Ottoman Europe), featuring Macedonia, Kosovo, Manastır, Selanik, Yanya, İşkodra, and the Edirne region; Asya-yı Osmânî (Ottoman Asia), including Istanbul, Hüdavendigar (Bursa), Aydın, Ankara, Konya, Trabzon, Sivas, Erzurum, Diyarbekir, Van, Bitlis, Adana, Halep, Syria, Beirut, the Hejaz, Yemen, Jerusalem, and Baghdad; and Afrika-yı Osmânî, covering Trablusgarp and Benghazi in present-day Libya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2665\" data-end=\"3083\"\u003eAlongside the Ottoman provincial maps, the atlas also contains world geography maps intended to introduce students to global political and physical geography. These include Eastern and Western Hemisphere maps, continental maps of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania, as well as maps showing the borders of major contemporary powers such as Britain, France, Russia, Germany, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3085\" data-end=\"3328\"\u003eThe atlas therefore functions not only as an educational schoolbook but also as a historical document reflecting late Ottoman administrative geography, educational modernization, and geopolitical awareness during the final years of the empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3330\" data-end=\"3535\"\u003eThis particular copy retains all maps complete and original. The book is bound in hardcover format; however, the pages and map sections have become detached from the binding, as visible in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1838\" data-start=\"1819\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(169, 29, 26);\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3552\" data-end=\"3601\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e• Title: Umûm Vilayât-ı Şâhâneyi Hâvî Küçük Atlas\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3603\" data-end=\"3625\"\u003e• Author: Mehmed Eşref\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3627\" data-end=\"3669\"\u003e• Publisher: Şirket-i Mürettibiye Matbaası\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3671\" data-end=\"3722\"\u003e• Publication Date: 1325 AH (approximately 1909 CE)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3724\" data-end=\"3753\"\u003e• Publication Place: Istanbul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3755\" data-end=\"3782\"\u003e• Language: Ottoman Turkish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3817\" data-end=\"3854\"\u003e• Format: Hardcover Educational Atlas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3856\" data-end=\"3930\"\u003e• Structure: 32-page statistical\/text section with color lithographic maps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3932\" data-end=\"3981\"\u003e• Printing Technique: Color lithographic printing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3983\" data-end=\"4075\"\u003e• Educational Purpose: Prepared for geography education in Ottoman rüşdiye and idadi schools\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4077\" data-end=\"4158\"\u003e• Ottoman Geographic Coverage: Europe; Anatolia; Middle East; Hejaz; North Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4160\" data-end=\"4247\"\u003e• Balkan Regions Included: Macedonia; Kosovo; Manastır; Selanik; Yanya; İşkodra; Edirne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4249\" data-end=\"4331\"\u003e• Middle Eastern Regions Included: Syria; Beirut; Jerusalem; Baghdad; Yemen; Hejaz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4333\" data-end=\"4389\"\u003e• African Territories Included: Trablusgarp and Benghazi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4391\" data-end=\"4497\"\u003e• World Geography Content: Hemisphere maps; Continental maps; Major world powers of the early 20th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4499\" data-end=\"4625\"\u003e• Historical Importance: Documents Ottoman territorial borders immediately before the Balkan Wars and major territorial losses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4627\" data-end=\"4733\"\u003e• Educational Significance: One of the early modern Ottoman geography atlases prepared for state education\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4735\" data-end=\"4853\"\u003e• Author Significance: Prepared by one of the pioneering Ottoman military cartographers and educational atlas creators\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4855\" data-end=\"4910\"\u003e• Preservation Note: All maps are complete and original\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4912\" data-end=\"5037\"\u003e• Binding Note: Hardcover binding present; pages and map sections are detached from the binding as visible in the photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5039\" data-end=\"5164\"\u003e• Collector Appeal: Rare late Ottoman educational and cartographic atlas documenting the empire’s final territorial structure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5166\" data-end=\"5312\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e• Condition: Hardcover copy with detached pages and map sections; all maps complete and original; visible wear consistent with age \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49598488543370,"sku":null,"price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_a92ca48b-7a20-4be8-8d03-06dcfa45c629.jpg?v=1782479193","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/umum-vilayat-i-sahaneyi-havi-kucuk-atlas-1909-rare-ottoman-atlas-by-mehmed-esref-qatar","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}