Tuhfetü'l-kibar fi esfarü'l-bihar - تخفة الكبار في اسفار البحار

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 7291
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1097
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 115 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 115 ff. Dimensions : 230 mm x 155 mm. Script : Nastaliq.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a history of the naval wars of the Ottomans compiled in 1067 AH (1656 CE) by Kâtip Çelebi. The text contains a considerable number of Greek glosses. The manuscript was copied by İsmail İbn-i Mahmud, also known as Tophanelizade, in 1097 AH (1685-86 CE).

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Related Material

Another copy of the work can be found in Or 7292 text 2.