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The images can be found spread across his four historic volumes, with perhaps the most important being Fetihname-i Karabugdan -- now at the library of Istanbul University -- which addresses Suleiman the Magnificent's Safavid War of 1532-1555. In the work Matrakci Nasuh illustrates the cities encountered by the Ottoman army as they marched from Istanbul to Baghdad, then Tabriz (pictured above), and the return journey through Halab and Eskisehir. The name Matrakci was not, in fact, his name by birth but rather a nickname referring to his invention of a kind of military lawn game called matrak (a word which means "cudgel" or "mace", the main weapon at the heart of the game). The name stuck, and later would come to label its very own genre in Ottoman miniature art, the "Matrakci style", describing works echoing his penchant for detail and precision of execution, perhaps nowhere better encapsulated than in the famous image of Istanbul from 1536, the last image featured below. Medium * Images Theme * Maps Style * Paintings * Illustrations * Maps Epoch * 16th Century Tags miniatures2maps13iran4cartography9turkey4best of maps10cities5persian 5 Source Source Wikimedia Commons * Wikimedia Commons logo More Wikimedia Commons content on PDR (84) Rights Underlying Work PD Worldwide Rights Digital Copy PD Wikimedia Rights Download Download Right click on image or see source for higher res versions Found Found Via Stephen Ellcock Via [3374475520] [3442486909] [3416923753] [3374475671] [3442487098] [3374475626] [3442487034] [3442486982] [3442486951] [3374475830] [3374475805] [3374475772] [3442487222] [3374475705] [3442487160] [3374475905] [3451408609] Constantinople_1536 If You Liked This... Hand holding envelope Get Our Newsletter Our latest content, your inbox, every fortnight Privacy Policy More Info [ ][ ] HP[ ] [Subscribe] Become a Friend of the PDRPostcardsWe rely on our annual donors to keep the project alive. 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