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Mehmed B. Emir Hasan El-Su'Udi.

History of the West Indies known as the New Hadith. A history of the discovery of America.= Tarih-i Hind-i Garbi veya Hadis-i Nev.

The Historical Research Foundation Istanbul Research Center, 1987

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Year of publication
1987
Place of printing
Istanbul
Author
Mehmed B. Emir Hasan El-Su'Udi.
Pages
0
Publishers
The Historical Research Foundation Istanbul Research Center
Size
4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Keyword
ORT VOYAGE, TRAVEL, TRAVELOGUE, AMERICA, EXPEDITION, HISTORY OF INDIA, TRAVEL MEMORIES ATLAS - MAPBOOK GEOGRAPHY EXPLORATION MAP, MÜTEFERRIKA, Travels & Voyages
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover

Description

Very Good Very Good English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Color ills. 4to. 56, [ix] p., color ills., 116 leaves of color reprint in Ottoman script from Müteferrika. In Ottoman script (color reprint of Müteferrika print), Turkish transcription, and English translation. The text has been rendered into English by Suheyla Artemel. Contents: A Brief History of the Discovery of the New World, Geographical Description of the New World, Vegetation of the New World, The Fauna of the New World, The People of the New World, The Habits and Traditions of the People. "Tarih-i Hind-i Garbi el-Musemma bi Hadis-i Nev" (History of the West Indies Known) as the New Hadith) which contains an account of the discovery of America, was translated from European sources by Mehmet b. Emir Hasan el-Su'udi approximately ninety years after the event and dedicated to Murad III. The writer's aim to inform monarch about the new world.
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