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MARGAROLI, C. B.
La Turchia ovvero L'impero Ottomano osservato nella sua situazione Geografica-Statisticca-Politica e Religiosa...
The only edition of this Italian handbook on the Ottoman Empire, discusses the geography and state, the city of Constantinople, the government, people and politics, history, as well as the religion of Islam. Includes a lengthy section on Arabia and Arabians. The four engraved plates in full colour show an Ottoman infantryman, cavalryman, marine, and Sultan Mehmet II in military costume. Appended is a dictionary of place names - a gazetteer of the Empire which includes extensive entries on Mecca and Medina.
- Published
- Milano: 1829.
- Plates
- 4
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Milano: 1829.
- Ref
- 891
2 volumes in 1. Cream leather spine with title in manuscript, over marbled boards. Slightly rubbed and worn at edges. Contents with mild foxing throughout. Text in Italian about Turkey; its costumes, traditions, religion, and culture. 4 delightful hand-coloured plates of Ottoman costumes. Small ink signature to the bottom of the title page. Coloured plates in order: Part 1. 1. Soldato d'Infanteria della nuova Militizia. 2. Soldato di Cavalleria della nuova Militizia. 3. Soldato di Marina. Part 2. 4. Mahmoud II. Imperatore degli Ottoman nel nuovo Costume Militare.
