Ottoman maps--

Estimate

700 - 900 GBP

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Description

Set of maps of Greece and Ottoman Provinces. [Istambul, 1878-1915], 4 lithographed maps, coloured, various sizes, framed and glazed

Catalogue Note

The maps are:

1. Greece. 1309/1891-2, general map drawn by Miraly Ali Saraf al-Din Pasa and Bekbasi Muhyil-Din Efendi
2. Ottoman Province of Kosovo. [1878-1885], formed in 1877 when the province separated from Selanik (Thessaloniki). Kosova became Serbian in 1913
3. Eastern Rumelia (Rumeli Sharqi). 1878, regional map showing the capital Filipe (Plovdiv) created in 1878. It became part of Bulgaria in 1885
4. Istambul. [1915], published by the Zellich brothers this detailed map mentions the burning of the Ciragan Palace (1910)