United Kingdom late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire W. & A.K. Johnston ottomanmap Author: Selim Sabit

Author: Selim Sabit

issued on the eve of the Alphabet Reform

The taxpayer is Sofyalı Ziya Bey

adding to its authenticity

United Kingdom late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire W. & A.K. Johnston ottomanmap Author: Selim SabitLate 19th Early 20th Century Ottoman Map of United Kingdom by W. & A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh Description: This is a rare and intriguing Ottoman era map of United Kingdom, printed entirely in Ottoman Turkish script. While the exact publication source is currently unidentified, the map bears the imprint W. & A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh at the bottom a well known Scottish mapmaker active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The combination of Ottoman