Map showing the north-western area of Turkey, focused on the coastal areas on the Agean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, and the Black Sea. It was originally created by the Admiralty War Staff, and appears at folio 171 in A Handbook of Turkey in Europe. The map shows roads and tracks, railways and stat...
Confidential report providing a narrative of operations in Asia (Turkey) during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877/78, written by Lieutenant W A H Hare, Royal Engineers. The narrative covers the period 1 September 1877 to the fall of the Turkish city of Kars on 18 November 1877. The narrative is foll...
Map of Rustchuck [Ruse] and the surrounding region, on the banks of the River Danube. The map indicates: the Danube river, with islands and marshes; topography, with some indication of relief; settlements; fortifications, batteries and cordons; roads and railways. A statement below the title of...
Map of Eurasia showing the distribution of Turanian Peoples
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A map of Eurasia that shows the distribution of the 'Turanian Peoples' sub-divided as follows: Finno-Ugrians, Samoyeds, Turko-Tatars, Tungus and Mongols. The map has major settlements, international boundaries and railways marked as well as the former boundaries of the Roman and Turkish [Ottom...
The map highlights the regions of Turanian-speaking peoples in the world, and is colour-coded to indicate majority and minority regions of: Turks; Urgo-Finns and Samoyeds; Mongols and Manchu-Tungusians. Red text overlaid on the map outlines the percentage or number of people which it counts as re...