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P., Masson, "Bibliothèque de la nature", 1885 . In-8 reliure toile rouge éditeur, plats décorés, tranches dorées, VIII-301 pp. Points de rousseurs par endroit, bon état général.
1995Note e bibliografie. Prima edizione. Testo in italiano e francese. Miti, progetti e scoperte geografiche. Realtà insulari: le relazioni di viaggi scientifici. L'ingresso nella letteratura. Le peculiarità sociolinguistiche
1962con 15 tavole fotografiche f.t.
1909In-8 gr., mz. similpelle con ang., tit. oro al dorso, pp. 192,(4), con ill. fotografiche e cartine geografiche in bianco e nero nel testo, 1 tavola a colori f.t. Opera a cura della “Société d’Océanographie du Golfe de Gascogne”. Ben conservato.
1774In-8 gr. (mm. 248x188), 4 volumi, elegante legatura in p. pelle bazana coeva (picc. spacchi alle cerniere), dorso a cordoni con ricche decorazioni e tit. oro su due tasselli, sottili cornici dorate ai piatti, tagli marmorizzati, pp. (4),IV,XVI,(2),XXXII,388; (8),536; (8),394,(2); (4),VIII,367; illustrati f.t., come da Indice, da 52 tavole inc. in rame di cui 30 carte geografiche, più volte ripieg., e 22 magnifiche tavole (anche a doppia pag.) che raffigurano usi e costumi degli indigeni, paesaggi, flora e fauna, scene storiche, tutte molto ben conservate. L’opera, tradotta dall’inglese, è così suddivisa: 1° vol. “Relation d’un voyage fait autour du monde, dans les années 1764, 1765 et 1766, par le Commodore Byron, Commandant le vaisseau du Roi le ‘Dauphin’ (segue) Voyage.. dans les années 1766, 1767, 1768 et 1769, par Philippe Carteret, Ecuyer, Commandant du ‘Swallow Sloup’ de Sa Majesté Britannique” - 2° vol. “Voyage.. dans les années 1766, 1767 et 1768, par Samuel Wallis, Commandant le vaisseau du Roi ‘le Dauphin’ (segue) Voyage.. dans les années 1769, 1770 et 1771, par le Lieutenant Jacques Cook, Commandant le vaisseau du Roi ‘l’Endeavour’” - 3° et 4° volumi “continuation et fin du ‘Voyage du Capitaine Cook”. "Prima edizione della versione francese". Cfr. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages (2004),782, per la prima ediz. inglese del 1773: “Important collection chronicling English maritime expeditions. John Byron visited the Tuamoto Islands and Nikunau in what would later be called the Gilbert Islands. Captain Wallis discovered the volcanic island of Tahiti and Morea.. Captain Carteret discovered Pitcairn Island and some remote atolls in the South Seas. The first voyage under the not-yet-famous Captain Cook’s command was primarly of a scientific nature. The expedition was to sail to Tahiti in order to observe the transit of Venus across the disk of the sun, to determine the earth’s distance from the sun, and also to carry on the geographical discovery that John Byron had started. Entering the Pacific around Cape Horn, Cook reached Tahiti in 1769 and carried out the necessary astronomical observations.. Leaving Tahiti in July, Cook discovered, named and charted the Society Islands, and then, heading southwest, explored New Zealand. Cook then headed towards Australia and discovered and charted the eastern coast for 2.000 miles, naming the area New South Wales. He nearly lost his ship on the Great Barrier Reef. Both Australia and New Zealand were annexed by Britain as a result of this voyage, which began in 1768 and ended in 1771. Cook’s discoveries won him prominence, promotion, and the opportunity to sail again. They also ensured J. Hawkesworth’s position in maritime literary history, as the official chronicler of Cook’s first voyage”. Pagine ingiallite per la qualità della carta, altrimenti esemplare ben conservato.
1820In-16 p. (mm. 163x92), 3 volumi in 2 tomi, mz. pelle coeva con ang., fregi e tit. oro su tassello al dorso, decoraz. a secco con fregi e tit. oro, tagli blu, pp. XIII,247;266; 275; ben illustrato f.t., come da Indice, da un ritratto dell’Autore e da 10 (su 11) tavole che raffigurano usi e costumi degli indigeni + una carta geografica relativa alle “Isole Washington” (gruppo di isole al N.U. delle Marquesas nell’Oceano Pacifico del Sud, scoperte dal Cap. Ingraham del brigantino ‘la Speranza’ di Boston, 1701). Questo giornale contiene “la descrizione delle isole del Capo-Verde, delle coste del Brasile, della Patagonia, del Perù, del Chili e delle isole Gallapagos; nonchè una relazione del gruppo delle isole Washington, delle maniere, costumi e foggie di quegli abitanti, ecc.”. Tomi XXXII-XXXIV della “Raccolta de’ viaggi.. nelle varie parti del mondo.. dopo quelli di Cook, e non pubblicati fin ora in lingua italiana”. Lieviss. aloni sul vol. 1°; manca l’Indice delle tavole nel vol. 2°; altrimenti esemplare ben conservato. .
1851In-8 gr. (mm. 255 x 165), 5 volumi, tela editoriale, ricca decoraz. a secco ai piatti e al dorso (2 volumi restaur. per piccole manc. ai bordi), pp. LX,434; XVI,476; XVI,438; XVI,540; XVI,558; molto ben illustrati da numerose figg. inc. su legno nel testo e da 63 (su 64) belle tavole inc. su acciaio fuori testo: sono vedute, ritratti di indigeni, loro abitazioni e cerimonie; unite 13 cartine geografiche piu' volte ripieg. Resoconto di una importante missione scientifica di esplorazione, diretta dall'ufficiale di marina americano Charles Wilkes (1798-1877). Durante il lungo viaggio vennero visitati vari arcipelaghi del Sud Pacifico, toccata l'Australia, scoperte le coste dell'Antartico oggi chiamate "Wilkes Land" e percorse le isole Fidji, Hawaii e la costa nord-ovest degli Stati Uniti; ritornata fino al Borneo via Filippine, la spedizione fece definitivo rientro attraverso la Polinesia e il Capo di Buona Speranza. Esemplare uniformemente arrossato e con fioriture ma complessivamente in buono stato.
1883In-8 gr. (mm. 245 x 145), tela editoriale (lievi aloni), pp. XII,865,(11), con figure nel testo e 15 tavole fuori testo, alcune più volte ripiegate. Nona edizione interamente rinnovata di questo "Nautical Directory for the South Atlantic Ocean". Solo qualche lieve fioritura altrimenti ben conservato.
1818In-16 p. (mm. 163x95), 2 volumi in 1 tomo, mz. pelle coeva, fregi e titolo oro su tassello al dorso, pp. XXII,231; 246,(2); corredato fuori testo, come da Indice, di un ritratto dell'A., 1 carta geografica, più volte ripiegata, delle isole Pelew e 8 belle tavole a colori fuori testo, inc. in rame. “Composta sui giornali, e sulle notizie comunicate dal capitano Enrico Wilson e da alcuni de' suoi uffiziali che in Agosto del 1783 vi fecero naufragio sull'Antelope, nave mercantile della compagnia inglese delle Indie Orientali”. L’opera fa parte della “Raccolta di viaggi dopo quelli di Cook” eseguiti tanto per mare quanto per terra, e non pubblicati finora in lingua italiana (Tomi V-VI). Esempl. ben conservato.
2008In-4 p., 5 voll., cartonato editoriale figurato a colori, pp. 758; 848; 665; 676; 628; con complessive 1600 tavv. a colori. Uno degli studi più completi ed esaustivi sui molluschi marini indo-pacifici. Complessivamente la fauna filippina conta, ad oggi, 5835 specie identificate e documentate, appartenenti a 297 famiglie diverse. L’opera, così suddivisa: “Gastropoda. Part 1 - Gastropoda. Part 2 - Gastropoda. Part 3 & Bivalvia, Part 1 - Bivalvia. Part 2 / Scaphopoda, Polyplacophora, Cephalopoda & Addenda - New records, completing the volumes I to IV”. Allo stato di nuovo.
PARIS, Ed. de PARIS - 1954 -194 pages. 46 photographies dont 8 en couleurs. Nombreuses figures.1 carte dépliante. Broché avec jaquette. Exemplaire très propre. Envoi des 2 auteurs : " A Monsieur Alain CHABRIER, en souvenir des profondeurs". Paris 15 Octobre 54.
BIARRITZ, Centre d'Etudes & de Recherches Scientifiques - 1967 - In-8 broché - 75 figures dans le texte - 324 pages, y compris lxique et table - Très propre
PARIS, Les Éditions de Paris, 1948 - In-8, 20x13,5 - broché - 318 et (2) pages; 1 hors-texte photos N&B HT - carte sur double page.- bon exemplaire
Mémoire présenté à l'Université de bretagne Occidentale à Brest en février 1977 - In-' - broché - 113 pages
NEW-YORK, Abradale Press/Harry N. Abrams - 1985 - In-4 - Reliure éditeur pleine toile sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs - Texte en anglais - Très nombreuses illustrations en couleurs dans le texte et HT, certaines PP et double page - Glossaire, index - 446 pages - Très bel exemplaire, comme neuf
Ed. du CHENE, 1999 - Grand in-4, Carré - Avec jaquette illustrée en couleurs - mportante iconographie NB ou couleurs in & HT, certaines PP - 148 pages - Exemplaire comme neuf .
Ed. du CHENE, 1999 - Grand in-4, .25 x 35 - Cartonnage éditeur pleine toile avec jaquette illustrée en couleurs - mportante iconographie NB ou couleurs in & HT, certaines PP - 240 pages - Exemplaire comme neuf .
PARIS, Albin Michel - 1970 - In-8 Reliure,imitation cuir rouge, dos orné et titre dorés, Sous emboîtage - -Sur papier Bible supérieur - 1372 pages - llustrations originales pleines pages en couleurs- Très propre.
2004New Turkish PAperback. 4to. (28 x 22 cm). In Turkish. [ix], [1], 181 p., color ills. Her yere uzak topraklar: Okyanusbilim gemisiyle Kerguelen Adalari'na yolculuk. Voyage to Kerguelen Islands with oceanology ship (Marion Dufresne) by a Turkish voyager.
1945Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 200 p., 9 numerous plans. Pasifik için mücadele. I. ve II. kisim. [= The struggle for the Pasific]. Translated to Turkish by Kur. Yzb. H[amza] Gürgüç. First Turkish Edition. Rare. Not in OCLC. According to the foreword, this translation were made by its French Edition. First Edition in English, 1936. Bienstock was trained as a lawyer. He was a Bolshevik during 1904-07 and then adhered to the Mensheviks, becoming one of the 'liquidators' in that faction. During the First World War, he and other Russian socialists, including his wife Judith Grinfeld and fellow Menshevik David Dallin, worked in the Institute for the Study of the Social Consequences of the War in Copenhagen that was run by Alexander Helfand (Parvus). He returned to Russia in 1917, and worked with the future Bolshevik economist Yuri Larin. He left the Soviet republic in 1918, but returned to live in Odessa in 1921-22, and was then arrested and deported from Soviet territory. He was a contributor to the Mensheviks' paper, the Sotsialistichesky Vestnik under the name G Osipov. Bienstock settled in Germany, and became active in the German Social Democratic Party in Berlin. Somewhat oddly, whilst he stood on the right wing of the Mensheviks, he adhered to the left wing of the SPD, joined the Zukunft grouping, and at one point sought a personal meeting with Trotsky. He also held a keen interest in mysticism and eastern religion, as can be seen in at least one of the six essays reproduced below. Bienstock wrote several books and pamphlets, including Deutschland und die Weltwirtschaft (Dietz, Berlin, 1931), Volk und Sozialdemokratie. Die innen- und aussenpolitischen Erfolge der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (Dietz, Berlin, 1932), Deutschland und Frankreich. Eine Europäische Auseinandersetzung (Werk und Wirtschaft, Berlin, 1932), Kampf um die Macht. Zur neuen Politik der Sozialdemocratie (Laubsche, Berlin, 1932), Zwischen den Weltkriegen (Zentralstelle fur das Bildungswesen, Prague, 1934, Europa und die Weltpolitik Die Zonen der Kriegsgefahr (Graphia, Karlsbad, 1936), The Struggle For The Pacific (Allen and Unwin, London, 1937 [.]. Turkish translator, Hamza Gürgüç was a Turkish soldier. After graduating from the Military Academy in 1933, he served in different positions with different ranks in the Turkish Armed Forces. He participated in the Dersim Operation in 1937. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1961 and to Major General in 1965. (Source: Maxists Official Website).
1920Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. Elephant folio. (59x75 cm). In Ottoman script. [OTTOMAN MILITARY MAP of PATAGONIA and FALKLAND ISLANDS: ROUTE of DRESDEN] Alman kruvazörü Dresden'in takîbi ve tahrîbi. SMS Dresden cruiser's routes between 1913-1915 (World War 1) on the Patagonian shelf; western shores of South America, Patagonia and Falkland Islands. Dresden spent much of her career overseas. After commissioning, she visited the United States in 1909 during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, before returning to Germany to serve in the reconnaissance force of the High Seas Fleet for three years. In 1913, she was assigned to the Mediterranean Division. She was then sent to the Caribbean to protect German nationals during the Mexican Revolution. In mid-1914, she carried the former dictator Victoriano Huerta to Jamaica, where the British had granted him asylum. She was due to return to Germany in July 1914, but was prevented by the outbreak of World War I from doing so. At the onset of hostilities, Dresden operated as a commerce raider in South American waters in the Atlantic, then moved to the Pacific Ocean in September and joined Maximilian von Spee's East Asia Squadron. Dresden saw action in the Battle of Coronel in November, where she engaged the British cruiser HMS Glasgow, and at the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December, where she was the only German warship to escape destruction. She eluded her British pursuers for several more months, until she put into Robinson Crusoe Island in March 1915. Her engines were worn out and she had almost no coal left for her boilers, so the ship's captain contacted the local Chilean authorities to have Dresden interned. She was trapped by British cruisers, including her old opponent Glasgow. The British violated Chilean neutrality and opened fire on the ship in the Battle of Más a Tierra. The Germans scuttled Dresden and the majority of the crew escaped to be interned in Chile for the duration of the war. The wreck remains in the harbor; several artifacts, including her bell and compass, have been returned to Germany.
1892Very Good English, Middle (1100-1500) Original imitation vellum. An OCLC register says "decorated with small shells and seaweed pasted on". Chipped on extremities and spine, slight pouring on paper; several tapes used at the link of the pages to binding. Otherwise a good copy. Small 4to. (27 x 18 cm). In Middle English (15th century). The first leaf attached to front cover. At end, 6 blank leaves. [46] p. with [7] blank pages, many illustrations, 1 letter with its broken seal. Separately, a facsimile of a letter from Isabella (Dona Isabel por Gracia de Dios Reina de Castilla y Leon etc. etc. A Don Cristobal Colon de Genova) to Columbus, dated 'Granada a? trece de Abril de MCCCCXCII,' with a broken seal attached. Script on vellum as well. Two registers in OCLC (1029665801 and 60764823 -This one is New York Edition-). 'Düsseldorf Edition' says "A spurious work purporting to be the logbook of Christopher Columbus, which, according to legend, he threw into the sea during a storm, and which was found on the coast of Pembrokeshire 400 years later. Written in antiquated English, with paper and binding made to imitate in color and appearance a volume damaged by exposure to seawater. "S.A.S.X. MY XPO FERENS" from cover, variously interpreted, eg. Supples servus altissimi Salvatoris Xristi Mariae Josephi Xpoferens. Forgery attributed to Karl Maria Seyppel. Printed by lithographic process on imitation parchment paper. Text and illustrations printed to appear handwritten, with many decorated initials. Accompanied by: reproduction of a letter purported to be by the finder of the logbook dated "September forth 1890"; "Don~a Isabel por gracia de Dios Reina do Castilla y Leon, etc., etc. a? Don Cristo?bal Colon de Ge?nova," supposed letter on imitation parchment, authorizing his voyage, dated "Granada, a? trece de abril de mccccxcij," with an attached seal, laid in.". This is a fine hoax on Colombus' first travel into America. It includes a map containing Cuba, San Salvador, and unknown areas with a hand drawing of Columbus as well as other illustrations and decorative borders, etc. This Edition may be printed in memory of the 400th year of '1492'. "Columbus's log of the first voyage has not survived, although we do have an abstract of it, written in the 1530s by Bartolome de las Casas. However, that actually used the "Barcelona Copy" of Columbus's original log. The chart above shows the sources that exist today in green, and sources that have disappeared in red. The chart also shows where secondary souses got their original information. When he returned to Spain in 1493, Columbus gave his original log to the Sovereigns at the royal court in Barcelona. Queen Isabela ordered the log to be copied, resulting in the so-called Barcelona Copy. The original has not been seen since, however, the Barcelona Copy was returned to Columbus just before his second voyage later that year, and remained in his possession until his death in 1506. It then passed into the hands of son Fernando, who used it when he wrote a biography of Columbus in 1538. The Barcelona Copy too was lost sometime after 1554. Sometime around 1530, the Barcelona Copy was abstracted by Las Casas into the Diario. This abstract as part of his research that led to his massive work, the Historia de las Indias. So The Diario remains our best historical record of the first voyage of Columbus. On the westward passage, Columbus kept two sets of distance figures in the log. According to Las Casas, this was done to allay the fears of the crew that they had sailed too far from Spain. The abstract is mostly written in the third person, but there are a number of large direct quotes from the log written in Columbus's own first-person.". (Source: Christopher-Columbus Europe website).
1923Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Full morocco in Ottoman style. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 62 p., 18 unnumbered b/w photos, and four b/w maps. Slight foxing on extremities. Otherwise a very good copy. First and only edition of this exceedingly rare first book on Muslims and Islam in the Comoro Islands of Africa, located in the Mozambique Channel to the north-west of Madagascar and facing Mozambique, including Ngazidja (Grande Comore), Ndzuwani (Anjouan), Mwali (Moheli) and Mayotte (Maore) Islands. The book gives detailed information about the races, customs, and traditions of the natives of the archipelago, the introduction of Islam to the islands, and how influential it was on the people as well as on their education, social structure and the population of the archipelago. The work carried out in the context of missionary activities is also discussed in detail, and such information is supported by photographs, statistical tables and chronology of the islands. According to the information given in the work, Muslims first came to Yuhana Island in 750 AD and began to settle on the island. Since 854, there are claims that the Ismailis, a Shiite community, and then the Fatimid prince came to the islands and ruled for a period. Especially Arabs, Iranians, and Indians, who came and settled on the islands mostly for trade or travel, introduced Islam to the islands' natives, strengthened their ties with marriages and thus increased the population and influence on the islands and became instrumental in the establishment of Islam. Okday also describes the process of French exploitation that started when Comoros fell into the hands of the French, each of whom was under the control of the Malagasy despite England and Germany, and got the support of their pirates. This book has rich and attractive photos of natives of the archipelago, and other peoples who lived on the islands like Arabs, traditional homes and streets, Sultan Ahmad of the Comodo, statesmen and clergies, Prince Said Mohammad, women, and a French ship named 'La Bourdonnaise' as well as four maps showing the African continent and each of the islands. Ismail Hakki Tevfik Okday was an Ottoman intellectual and military commander, who participated in the First Balkan War, the Great War, and the Turkish War of Independence. He was born in Athens as the son of Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, who was then the Ottoman Ambassador to Greece, and later became the last Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Only two printed copies in OCLC: 949523840 (Bogaziçi University and Stanford University Libraries).; Özege 131.
1966Very Good English Original wrappers. 4to. (29 x 22 cm). In English. 41 p., 31 original gelatin silver photographs in various sizes mounted on pages within the text, many architectural plans of the bridges, with a folded page, and a folded map. The title, author, and contents are on the front cover with a handwritten date "1966". The first two pages are folded inside. Exceedingly modern rare printed material with original gelatin silvers including a detailed historical, scientific, and visual account of the highway bridges in all of Japan, by Dr. Eiichi Murakami, the Director Public Works Research Institute Ministry of Construction of Japan. The book starts with a General title containing two tables: "Present condition of Highway Bridges in Japan 1965", and "Longest Span Bridge by Types in Japan". The second part is the History of Highway Bridges. This part deals with some selected examples from the oldest bridge on record, Ikuinotsu built in 326 AD to present, and this part has three original silver gelatins of Enkyo (Monkey) Bridge, Kintai (Shining Arch) Bridge, and Aimoto Bridge. The third and fourth part is "Specifications" and "Influence of Earthquake upon Bridge Structure" discussing its history from 1921 to the present day and the effects of an earthquake upon a bridge, these parts have one photo mounted on the sixth page as well as two tables. The fifth part is "Steel Bridges" and also is the longest part of the work, with examples from the first metallic bridge in Japan "the Kanenohashi" [i.e. Iron Bridge] constructed in Yokohama in 1869 to the present day, including 18 original silver gelatins of Eitai Bridge, Tied Arch over the Sumida River in Tokyo (its a panoramic view), Sagami Grand Bridge, Nagara Bridge, Azuma Bridge, Jogashima Bridge (this consists of two separate photos), New Tsukuda Bridge, Biwako Grand Bridge, Choshi Grand Bridge, New Mikuni Grand Bridge, Ondo Grand Bridge, Asahi Bridge, Uwagawa Bridge, Takumo Bridge, Saikai Bridge /two different views of this bridge), Konaruto Bridge, Kachidoki Bridge, and the Side-view of Wakato Bridge under construction. The sixth part deals with the subject of Reinforced Concrete Bridges including three gelatin silvers of the Nihon Bridge, Tokachi Grand Bridge, and Sasatsu Bridge. The seventh part is "Prestressed Concrete Bridges". It was in 1952 that prestressed concrete was first industrialized in Japan. This part tells that the studies for industrialization had been made earlier, but implementation had been delayed partly due to World War II and it follows the technique to the present day with five gelatin silvers of Sataunai Bridge, Ranzan Bridge, Komekami Bridge, Koshinoo Bridge, and Nada Bridge, pp. 25-28. The eighth part is "Substructures", including a gelatin silver Steel caisson for the main tower foundation of the Wakato Bridge, towed 20 km across the ocean. The ninth part is "The Amakusa Highway" which is a link between Misumi-cho, Uto-peninsular, and Aizu, Kamishima-Island. This part deals with the project which has a total length of 16,5 km including five bridges on the route made by the Japan Highway, this part has five plans. The last part is "Proposed Highway Bridges across the Bay and the Sea", including 16 plans (one folded). The book has an extra folded large map (58x45,5 cm) in Japanese and a folded page. This item is from the library of Turkish certificated engineer Alkut Aytun (1937-) (dated on the front cover "6/IV/1966"). During the time he worked at the Earthquake Branch of the Ministry of Development and Settlement, he specialized in earthquake engineering as a UNESCO scholar at the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (I.I.S.E.E.), which was established in Tokyo (Japan) with the cooperation of the United Nations and the Japanese Government, between August 1965 and August 1966. This was followed by an extension study at the University of Tokyo under the supervision of Atsushi Hirai with a scholarship from Waseda University unti
1895Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original handsome brown quarter leather binding with Ottoman lettered gilt to spine. Five raised bands to spine, separated from each other with lined gilt. Slight stains on the title page. Else a fine copy. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 99 p. Hegira: 1313 = Gregorian: 1895. Extremely rare first printed edition of this one of the earliest travel accounts, of an Ottoman admiral's early expeditions to the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf to counter Portuguese piracy and attacks on Muslim pilgrim ships, which describes the lands he has seen during his voyage from India to Constantinople by Sidi (Seydi) Ali Reis (1498-1563) sent by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent covering the years 1553-1556. During these naval wars, after two marine battles against the Portuguese fleet and a great storm named The Elephant Typhoon (Tufan-i Fil) by the locals, Reis' remaining six galleys drifted to India. The fleet was unserviceable, resulting in his return home overland with 50 men. Reis then arrived at the royal court of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, where he met the future Mughal emperor Akbar, who was twelve years old at the time. He returned to the Ottoman Land over Muslim states in South Asia; Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Iran. But he delayed his return because of the war between the Ottoman and the Safavid Empires in Iran. Finally, following the treaty of Amasya in 1555, he was able to return home and present his book of this narrative journey to the Sultan in 1557. This work offers an extensive insight into the Muslim situation in 16th century South and Central Asia and the Middle East, Islamic navigation, and Turkish - Portuguese relations as well as Persian, Afghan, and Indian geography, naval routes, flora, and fauna. Seydi Ali Reis, formerly also written Sidi Ali Reis and Sidi Ali Ben Hossein, was an Ottoman admiral and navigator. Known also as Katib-i Rumi, Galatali, or Sidi Ali Çelebi, he commanded the left wing of the Ottoman fleet at the naval Battle of Preveza in 1538. He was later promoted to the rank of fleet admiral of the Ottoman fleet in the Indian Ocean, and as such, encountered the Portuguese forces based in the Indian city of Goa on several occasions in 1554. Seydi was able to unite several Muslim countries on the coast of the Arabian Sea (such as the Makran Kingdom, Gujarat Sultanate, and Adal Sultanate) against the Portuguese. He is famous today for his books of travel such as the Mir'ât ül Memâlik [i.e. The Mirror of Countries], and his books of navigation and astronomy, such as the Mir'ât-i Kâinât (Mirror of the Universe) and the Kitâb ül Muhit: El Muhit fî Ilmi'l Eflâk ve'l Buhûr [i.e. Book of the Regional Seas and the Science of Astronomy and Navigation] which contain information on navigation techniques, methods of determining direction, calculating time, using the compass, information on stars, sun and moon calendars, wind and sea currents, as well as portolan information regarding the ports, harbours, coastal settlements and islands in the various regions of the Ottoman Empire. His books are translated into numerous languages including English, French, Italian, German, Greek, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Russian, and Bengali, and are considered among the finest literary works dating from the Ottoman period. "When Sultan Suleiman had taken up his winter residence in Aleppo, I, the author of these pages, was appointed to the Admiralship of the Egyptian fleet and received instructions to fetch back to Egypt the ships (15 galleys), which some time ago had been sent to Basrah on the Persian Gulf. But, 'Man proposes, God disposes.' I was unable to carry out my mission, and as I realized the impossibility of returning by water, I resolved to go back to Turkey by the overland route, accompanied by a few tried and faithful Egyptian soldiers. I traveled through Gujarat, Hind, Sind, Balkh, Zabulistan, Bedakhshan, Khotlan, Turan, and Iran
