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The book of Cihannuma : a 365-year-old story / Katip Çelebi ; editör, Bülent Özükan.
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TextPublication details: İstanbul : Boyut Yayınları, 2013. Description: 208 pages : illustrations (color), maps (some color) ; 23 cmISBN: 9789752310469Subject(s): Geography -- Early works to 1800 | World maps -- Early works to 1800 | Cartography -- Early works to 1800 | Celestial sphere -- Early works to 1800 | Spherical astronomy -- Early works to 1800 | Cosmography -- Early works to 1800 | Turkey -- Early works to 1800. -- Geography | Turkey -- Maps -- Early works to 1800Other classification: GA1301 KAT 2013 Summary: Text includes background on: early mapmaking; the history of the Book of Cihannuma; the printer Ibrahim Müteferrika's influence on the development of Turkish printing (with an annotated bibliography of the 1st 17 books of his output and a bibliography of works about him, as well as his pivotal role as scholar/printer of this work; a background on the history of Ottoman geography and astronomy; and the complete text in miniature facsimile pages, accompanied by commentary from original and current scholars.
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Book Corner of Türkiye
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Universiti Teknologi Brunei Library - at level 1 | GA1301 KAT 2013 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | c.1 | Available | Reg. no.017176(H)_UTB | 902924 |
Text includes background on: early mapmaking; the history of the Book of Cihannuma; the printer Ibrahim Müteferrika's influence on the development of Turkish printing (with an annotated bibliography of the 1st 17 books of his output and a bibliography of works about him, as well as his pivotal role as scholar/printer of this work; a background on the history of Ottoman geography and astronomy; and the complete text in miniature facsimile pages, accompanied by commentary from original and current scholars.
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