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Uzun Hasan Mosque in a map of Tabriz 1537–38 — Matrakçı Nasuh

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Written by: Leon WhitfieldSenior Specialist · Illumination (Tezhip)
Illumination (Tezhip) · Catalogue no. 221322
Matrakçı Nasuh

Uzun Hasan Mosque in a map of Tabriz 1537–38

StatusReference work · Not for sale
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Uzun Hasan Mosque in a map of Tabriz 1537–38 Reference: Recognizing the Architectural Form of " Ghazan's Tomb " in " Abvab-Albar " collection of " Ghazaniyeh " and its Role in Iranian Urbanization Development, Amin Moradi

Artist / MakerMatrakçı Nasuh
Date1537–38
Culture / OriginMap of Tabriz by Matrakçı Nasuh (1537-1538)
Dimensions2312×1608 px (digital)
DepartmentMiniature Painting
TypeManuscript 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 →

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Image & data: Wikimedia Commons, CC0 / Public Domain.

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