European Cartographers and the Ottoman World, 1500-1750

European Cartographers and the Ottoman World, 1500-1750 Maps from the Collection of O.J. Sopranos - Oriental Institute Museum Publications

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Publisher's Synopsis

This lavishly illustrated catalogue of the exhibit 'European Cartographers and the Ottoman World, 1500-1750', explores how mapmakers sought to document a new geography of the Near East that reconciled classical ideas and theories with the information collected and brought back by travellers and voyages.

Book information

ISBN: 9781885923530
Publisher: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Imprint: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Pub date:
DEWEY: 526.0940903
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 603g
Height: 292mm
Width: 228mm
Spine width: 8mm