Müteferrika tried to rediscover the New World for the Turkish public with this historical and natural historical description of the American continent with the publication of this work, abounding in engraved illustrations. The author of the work which served as a basis to the printed version was Me ...

This volume is an abbreviated Turkish translation of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Arabshah history of Timur. The translator, Nazmizade Murteza ibn Ali, made two versions of the original text, being this one the popular version. Introduction and indices are from Ibrahim Mutefferika and this is his 5th prin ...

The author of this history was a Jesuit Procurator and secretary interpreter to the Bishop of Isfahan. It is a history of Persia in Safavid times up to 1727, the year of the Afghan invasion which led to the fall of the Safavid dynasty and also offers an overview on the historical processes of early ...