Ottoman map of Eastern Anatolia. Bargiri, Hoy, Baskal'a, Malazgird.

Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. 50x60 cm. In Ottoman script. Scale: 1/200000. Ottoman map of Eastern Anatolia. Bargiri, Hoy, Baskal'a, Malazgird. It shows Lake Erçek located on the east of Lake Van which is an endorheic salt lake in Van Province in eastern Turkey, about 30 kilometres; on north side, Bargiri place where the oldest district of Van city; on east, Turkish and Azerbaijani and Iranian borders and Hoy city of the West Azerbaijan; and on west, map shows Malazgird [Malazgirt]. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. In order to produce these maps covering Turkish territory, Reconnaissance Branch was incorporated into The Mapping Commission. The maps were produced in the datum based on the latitude and longitude of Ayasofya Mosque in equal area Bonn Projection. The field works for the 123 sheets covering the country were conducted by 76 staff. The production was completed in 18 years starting from east west. Field works continued without stopping except in years 1914 and 1920. This map series called also reconnaissance maps contributed a lot to producing 1:25.000 scale maps.