Tarihü’l-Hindi’l-Garbi el-Müsemma bi Hadis-i Nev (History of the
West Indies) Accession Number: Lilly Library, DR 403 .M825 Date
and Location: 1730, Istanbul (Ottoman Turkish) Author: Unknown
author, edited by Ibrahim Müteferrika Binding: Marbled envelope
binding, with leather spine and central leather stamps on both
sides of the book, and on the envelope flap Page or Folio
numbers: 91 folios (+ 3 of front matter, totals 94) Dimensions
of page: 22 x 16 cm Dimensions of textblock: 17 x 11 cm This
book is the printed version of a manuscript of unknown
authorship dating from the late 16th century. Many of the 13
illustrations have been adapted from copies of this manuscript
and resemble its paintings. Of all the Müteferrika publications
held in the Lilly Library collection, this book bears the
greatest resemblance to a manuscript. However, not all copies of
Müteferrika’s Tarihü’l-Hindi’l-Garbi are as embellished as the
Lilly Library’s copy. Tarihü’l-Hindi’l-Garbi is the fourth book
printed by the Müteferrika pre