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Old Tabriz (1538 Matrakçı Nasuh Map vs 1827 Russian map)
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References: Muslim Pious Foundations as Urban Nucleuses during the Sustainable Development of Ilkhanid Cities: a case study of Tabriz, May 2011, p.6 figure 2 Urban design in a Historic Context; Evaluation of the Renovation Project of Sahibabad Meydan in Tabriz, January 2022, Meysam Soleimani Architectural and Spatial Design studies of Sahibabad, Tabriz, Iran in the Persian Miniature Painting "Nighttime in a Palace", Mina Sarabi
| Artist / Maker | Matrakçı Nasuh |
|---|---|
| Date | 1537 |
| Culture / Origin | Map of Tabriz by Matrakçı Nasuh (1537-1538) |
| Dimensions | 8431×5535 px (digital) |
| Department | Miniature Painting |
| Type | Manuscript painting |
About the Artist
1480–1564, Ottoman EmpirePolymath of Süleyman’s court — mathematician, swordsman, historian — who invented the Ottoman topographical miniature. His Beyân-ı Menâzil records every halt of the 1534–35 Iraq campaign as a bird’s-eye city portrait with no human figures, a uniquely Ottoman genre. Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Wikimedia Commons, CC0 / Public Domain.
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