Salname-i Nezaret-i Hariciye, 1302 Hicri Senesi [1885)

Istanbul: Hariciye Nezareti Sicill-i Ahval Muduriyeti, Matbaa-i Ebuzzia, 1885. With 12 plates; an Ottoman imperial coat of arms gilt within the text. 4, 630, 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later black cloth binding. Very good. With 12 plates; an Ottoman imperial coat of arms gilt within the text. 4, 630, 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The almanac opens with a tughra of Sultan Abdulhamid II and includes an Islamic calendar with sunrise and sunset times. There are extracts from Ottoman government documents, such as a 1258 A.H. (C.E. 1842) relation regarding the appointment of Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha as Grand Vizier to Sultan Abdulmecid I (p. 22). Includes a brief history of the Ottoman Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its predecessors, the Reis Efendis, along with lists of Ottoman sultans, grand viziers, ministers, and ambassadors. The work also covers the latest developments in Ottoman international relations, influential foreign states, their rulers, and their ambassadors to the Ottoman Empire.

Printed by Ebuzzia Typography, owned by Ebuzzia Tevfik Bey (1848–1913), an influential Turkish journalist, writer, and supporter of the Young Turks movement. Salname-i Nezaret-i Hariciye is an invaluable source on Ottoman history and foreign policy. Özege 6934