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Istanbul: Mekteb-i Fünûn-i Harbiye-yi Sahâne Matbaasi (1893-1902), 1893. Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contemporary quarter black calf, gilt decoration on boards. 4to. (26 x 19 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). Slight wear to the spine, several wormholes on the boards, occasional foxing on papers, and small contemporary repairs on the maps and plates. Overall, a very good copy. Extremely rare sammelband including three richly illustrated masterpieces of Ottoman cartography, printed in the Military Press: 1-) The complete topography. 2-) Atlas of map-making. 3-) The description of the plane table (planchette) and its method. 1-) Mükemmel topografya [i.e., The complete topography]. 2 books set. HALIL, IBRAHIM, RUSÇUKLU SEVKI. Mekteb-i Fünûn-i Harbiye-yi Sahâne Matbaasi, Istanbul, AH 1318 [1902]. 12, 153, 12, 33 p., 165 ills. in 35 plates. Scarce third edition of this book, which is specific… Read More