Турецкая карта Черного и Азовского морей из собрания Государственного исторического музея
Turkish Map of the Black and Azov Seas from the State Historical Museum

Author(s): Igor V. Volkov
Subject(s): History, Geography, Regional studies, Historical Geography, Maps / Cartography, 18th Century
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Pontic Area; Turkish map; portolano; navigation;historical geography;
Summary/Abstract: The author publishes a Turkish navigation map held by the State Historical Museum (Moscow). It is executed in the manner traditional for the European cartography, yet with Turkish inscriptions using Arabic alphabet. The map shows the Black Sea with its northern, eastern and southern shores (the western part is cut off ), as well as the whole of the Azov Sea. The article minutely studies stylistic features of the map. There is a table with the list of geographic names found on the map (toponyms and hydronyms): the original Turkish spelling and transcription and their respective identifiable modern names.

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