{"product_id":"turkey-in-asia","title":"Ottoman Empire and Arabia - Bowen c.1744","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBowen’s Map of the Ottoman Empire and Arabia (c. 1744–1747)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e A New \u0026amp; Accurate Map of Turky in Asia, Arabia \u0026amp;c. Drawn from the best Authorities...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCartographer:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Emanuel Bowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e c. 1744–1747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Copperplate engraving with original hand-colouring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Narrative: The Crossroads of the Enlightenment World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThis map tells the story of the 18th-century European attempt to chart the vast and complex territories of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"111\"\u003eOttoman\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"123\"\u003ePersian Empires\u003c\/b\u003e. At a time when trade with the East was the lifeblood of European economies, Emanuel Bowen produced this \"accurate\" map to provide merchants and scholars with a reliable guide to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and Mesopotamia. It captures a world of ancient names and burgeoning colonial interests, stretching from the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"462\"\u003eMediterranean Sea\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"487\"\u003ePersian Gulf\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eThe map serves as a vital record of the geopolitical landscape during the mid-1700s. It meticulously plots the caravan routes, desert regions like \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"147\"\u003eArabia Deserta\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"166\"\u003eArabia Felix\u003c\/b\u003e, and the strategic coastal ports that linked the Silk Road to the maritime empires of the West. It is a document of discovery, illustrating the \"Empty Quarter\" and the holy cities of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"362\"\u003eMecca\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"372\"\u003eMedina\u003c\/b\u003e through the eyes of the Enlightenment’s premier cartographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eChronicles of the Map\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Royal Cartographer\u003c\/b\u003e: Emanuel Bowen was one of the most prolific and respected English mapmakers of his era, known for the high level of detail and descriptive text he included within his maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDetailed Cartouche\u003c\/b\u003e: The lower-left corner features a charming pictorial cartouche depicting an exotic desert scene with a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"122\"\u003ecamel\u003c\/b\u003e, a merchant, and a palm tree—a classic 18th-century shorthand for the wealth and mystery of the East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRegional Divisions\u003c\/b\u003e: The map is expertly divided into major historical and political territories, including \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"107\"\u003eAnatolia (Natolia)\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"127\"\u003eSyria\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"134\"\u003eDiaberk\u003c\/b\u003e, and the various tribal regions of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"181\"\u003eArabian Peninsula\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographical Accuracy\u003c\/b\u003e: Bowen explicitly states the map was \"Drawn from the best Authorities\" and \"regulated by Astronl. 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