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General-Karte des Türkischen Reiches in Europa und Asien : nebst Ungarn, Südrussland, den kaukasischen Ländern und West-Persien

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General-Karte des Türkischen Reiches in Europa und Asien : nebst Ungarn, Südrussland, den kaukasischen Ländern und West-Persien

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General-content wall map of the Ottoman Empire (which included much of the Middle East and part of the Balkan Peninsula).
Relief shown by hachures.
Title from map area and from blue printed title sheet affixed to cloth backing verso (identical titles).
Prime meridians: Greenwich, Ferro, and Paris.
Hand colored to emphasize boundaries and coastlines.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
When affixed to the cloth backing the map sheet was sectioned to 16 panels to enable folding.
Handwritten (cursive script) inked identification slip affixed to cloth backing verso: Millard Fillmore, Bo't at Berlin, Oct. 20, 1855, $2.50.
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01/01/1855
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balkan peninsula
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