-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: news about Turkish cartography Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:19:16 -0500 From: Hadden, Robert L ERDC-TEC-VA <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> I am forwarding this item of interest about Turkish Mapping from the Middle East Librarian's Association (http://www.mela.us/). "The Ottomans' Worldview: from Pîrî Reis to Kâtip Çelebi" includes detailed maps from the two prominent men who made some of the most important contributions to Ottoman geography and cartography together with works from other geographers from the same era." The exhibition, organized by the İstanbul-based Bahçeşehir University Civilization Studies Center (MEDAM), aims to show the perspective of the Ottoman Empire from 1650 to 1660, MEDAM President Bekir Karlıağa explained in a recent interview with Today's Zaman. "Maps reveal the knowledge and technology of the period, and we thought showcasing them rather than adding our own interpretations or comments would be better," he said, adding that this way the exhibit's viewers can come to their own conclusions. The world maps of Pîrî Reis and his book "Kitab-ı Bahriye," which he presented to Suleiman the Magnificent in 1526, are the most important 16th century Ottoman naval and cartographic works, Professor Karlıağa explained. "Even though they are prepared in a traditional style, the works of Pîrî Reis are portolan charts based on his personal experiences, observations and earlier maps from the East and West. Although they lack longitude and latitude lines, they are as precise as scientific maps for practical naval purposes since they have a projection center and are adjusted for variation," Karlıağa said. "The exhibition is part of MEDAM's series of cultural events to mark the year of Kâtip Çelebi. The cartographer's complete works will be translated into modern Turkish, and his famous world atlas, "Cihannüma," will be translated into English. An international conference on Kâtip Çelebi, with 30 scholars from around the world expected to participate, is scheduled for June 19-20 at the Ankara State Painting and Sculpture Museum." R. Lee Hadden Geospatial Information Library (Map Library)) U. S. Army Geospatial Center ATTN: CEERD-TO-I (Hadden) 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria, VA 22315-3864 (703) 428-9206 [log in to unmask] "Curiosity is not a nice virtue- and it never leads to innocence." -Donna Haraway See some of my writings, both online and on paper, at my author page at: http://www.librarything.com/author/haddenrobertlee -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:53 AM To: MELANET Subject: news about Turkish cartography Dear list members for those interested in Turkish cartogrpahy the following piece might be interest: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=178147 sincerly -- Rifat Bali P.K.165, Sisli Istanbul 34363, Turkey Tel : 90 - 212 - 232 99 04 / 05 Fax: 90 - 212 - 231 11 29 www.rifatbali.com http://centrealbertobenveniste.org/?page_id=1243 www.librabooks2.com