The seismicity of Turkey and adjacent areas: A historical review, 1500-1800 by N. N. Ambraseys; C.F. Finkel ISBN 13: 9789757622383

Istanbul: Eren Yayincilik, 1995. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 240 p., b/w ills. The seismicity of Turkey and adjacent areas. A historical review, 1500-1800. This is a reference book for historians, earth scientists and others concerned with the seismic hazard of the area within the present borders of Turkey. The core of the book is a descriptive catalogue of every earthquake of any importance of which there is any record, between 1500 and 1799; full bibliographical references are included for each entry. The catalogue is prefaced by detailed comments on previous attempts to compile earthquake catalogues for the area up to the present, and by discussion of the primary source material utilised, in both Middle Eastern and occidental languages. The book contains maps of the regions affected by the larger earthquakes, and a general table of the events associated with the little-known seismic history of a fast-developing… Read More

Istanbul: Eren Yayinlari, 1995. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 240 p., b/w ills. The seismicity of Turkey and adjacent areas. A historical review, 1500-1800. This is a reference book for historians, earth scientists and others concerned with the seismic hazard of the area within the present borders of Turkey. The core of the book is a descriptive catalogue of every earthquake of any importance of which there is any record, between 1500 and 1799; full bibliographical references are included for each entry. The catalogue is prefaced by detailed comments on previous attempts to compile earthquake catalogues for the area up to the present, and by discussion of the primary source material utilised, in both Middle Eastern and occidental languages. The book contains maps of the regions affected by the larger earthquakes, and a general table of the events associated with the little-known seismic history of a fast-developing… Read More

Name on flyleaf. Minor wear. VG. Textual maps. Turkish Seismology M.S. Eren Istanbul 1995 orig. wrappers 24x15cm, 240 pp.