[Copies of Ottoman letters and official documents]

This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12130
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1264-1293
  • Language of Material
    • English Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • Codex 40 ff Materials : Paper, old exercise book. Foliation : European, 40 ff. Dimensions : 232 mm x 200 mm. Script : Rık'a, Latin.

Scope and Content

This volume contains copies of letters, official proclamations and newspaper reports dating between 1264 AH (1847-48 CE) and 1293 AH (1876-77 CE). The first item, which is provided with glosses of difficult expressions, is entitled 'Merhum Sultan Abdülmecit Han Hazretleri tarafından haşmetli İngiltere Melikesi Hazretlerine gönderilen Name-yi Hümayun'un sureti'. An English translation of the Hatt-i Hümayun can be found on ff 16r-19r. 'B.R.A. 833' is stamped on the first and last folios of the volume.

Access Information

Not Public Record(s)

Unrestricted

Acquisition Information

Presented to the British Museum by the executors of the late A. W. Turner of Brighton in February 1957.