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| Keywords: Turkish - Maritime Atlas - Walters W660 - Detail.jpg Walters manuscript W 660 is an illuminated and illustrated maritime atlas referred to as the Walters Deniz atlasi It is an early Ottoman atlas perhaps dating to the 10th century AH/AD 16th The work contains 8 double-page charts executed on parchment Four of the maps show the Mediterranean Aegean and Black seas There is also a world map and a chart of the Indian Ocean The various geographical names are written in black Nasta'liq script A distinguishing feature of this atlas is the detailed approach to representing such features as city vignettes century 10 AH century 16 AD Ottoman ink pigments parchment Folio cm 30 22 5 accession number W 660 20244 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters The Cross and the Crescent Books from the Ottoman Age The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2003 Mapping the Ottoman World 1500-1800 The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Chicago 2007-2008 place of origin Turkey Walters Art Museum license 2D Islamic manuscripts in the Walters Art Museum Art from Turkey Old maps of the British Isles 1550 Aegean Sea maps | ||||
