Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia comic likely late 19th – early

likely late 19th – early 20th century

1876 / 5 Şevval 1293 AH

sold to Şehzade Yusuf İzzeddin

After completing his studies at the Sorbonne (1908–1912)

2 kuruş for tezkire-i esmani (document fee)

Africa late 19th / Early 20th Century Ottoman Script Map Ottoman Empire Saudi Arabia comic likely late 19th – earlyLate 19th Early 20th Century Ottoman Map of Africa by W. & A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh Description: This is a rare and intriguing Ottoman era map of Africa, 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 Turkish