Author
Turkish
Publication Date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
Publication Place
Turkey (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 11 13/16 x W: 8 7/8 in. (30 x 22.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.660
Library Location
Not on view
Date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.660 is an illuminated and illustrated maritime atlas, referred to as the Walters Deniz atlasi. It is an early Ottoman atlas, perhaps dating to the 10th century AH/AD 16th. The work contains 8 double-page charts executed on parchment. Four of the maps show the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Black seas. There is also a world map and a chart of the Indian Ocean. The various geographical names are written in black Nasta'liq script. A distinguishing feature of this atlas is the detailed approach to representing such features as city vignettes.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Mapping the Ottoman World, 1500-1800. The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Chicago., The Cross and the Crescent: Books from the Ottoman Age. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2007-2008, 2003
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
