Asia Minor Gallery

Byzantine and Crusaders v. Seljuks, circa 1130 A.D., c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd

Byzantine and Crusaders v. Seljuks, circa 1130 A.D., c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 12th century: Byzantine, other Christian states, Abbasid Caliphate, Seljuks, Fatimids. Also showing the route of the first crusade 1096-1099, the eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Black Sea and Persian Gulf. From "The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col. Sir Mark Sykes. [Macmillan & Co, London, 1915]

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Route between Karaman and Kiz Kale, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment

Route between Karaman and Kiz Kale, c1915. (Note Boyalar is about 8 miles S. of Karaman)'. Map showing the journey of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes between Karaman (in Central Anatolia) and Kizkalesi on the coast of the Mediterranean in Turkey, (at that time part of the Ottoman Empire). Features marked include towers, lakes, temples, theatres, caves, ruins, aqueducts and castles. Sykes (1879-1919) travelled through Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Persia and Turkey between 1905 and 1913, was honorary attache to the British Embassy in Constantinople 1905-1906, was elected to parliament, worked in the Intelligence department of the War Office during the First World War, and died of the Spanish flu aged 39. From "The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col. Sir Mark Sykes. [Macmillan & Co, London, 1915]

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Detail of Rocky Maze on Map of Route from Karaman to Kiz Kale, c1915

Detail of Rocky Maze on Map of Route from Karaman to Kiz Kale, c1915. Map showing part of the journey of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes between Karaman (in Central Anatolia) and Kizkalesi on the coast of the Mediterranean in Turkey, (at that time part of the Ottoman Empire). Features marked include remains of gates, ruins, graves and Teucer's Tower'. Sykes (1879-1919) travelled through Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Persia and Turkey between 1905 and 1913, was honorary attache to the British Embassy in Constantinople 1905-1906, was elected to parliament, worked in the Intelligence department of the War Office during the First World War, and died of the Spanish flu aged 39. From "The Caliphs Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col. Sir Mark Sykes. [Macmillan & Co, London, 1915]

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