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Title: The Turkish Empire: Newly Augmented by Iohn Speed, The Turkish empire, newly augmented by John Speed
Date: 1626

Title: Turcicum Imperium, The Turkish empire
Date: 1680

Title: Turcici Imperii Descriptio, A depiction of the empire of the Turk
Date: 1571-1573

Title: JM-146: The troubles of Turkey. 146
Summary: This cartoon shows the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in two separate conflicts. The top panel, shows the Ottomans surrendering the province of Tripolitania after Italy captured it in the Italo-Turkish War. The Italo-Turkish War occurred from September 29, 1911, to October 18, 1912. The bottom panel shows the Ottoman’s final defeat at Khanhadjigogo in the First Balkan War. The First Balkan War occurred from October of 1912 to May of 1913, and was fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Balkan League. The Balkan League was a collection of the states of Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro. The Balkan League was formed to increase military strength, and to promote the mutual interest of all four nations. The Balkan League had seen the Italo-Turkish War had weakened the Ottoman Empire, and quickly attacked to take advantage of their position. (Summary created by Mary Delano, MU History Intern, Spring 2018)

Title: JM-216: And so they may go to war about it
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicts John Bull speaking to Mustapha Kemal from window of building labeled "Constantinope." Both declare that they are for the freedom of the Turkish straits.

Title: JM-164: Will there be enough to go round?
Summary: This cartoon depicts Uncle Sam trying to divide ”U.S. Bread” among various nations. In 1915, World War I was being fought in Europe, but the United States was maintaining a neutral position. Despite its neutrality, the United States supplied resources and arms to nations during the war. All of the countries sitting at the table are nations who lobbied for resources from the United States during the war. England is attempting to block Germany’s chance of receiving resources from Uncle Sam. This is representative the attempts of the British government to limit the United States aid to Allied Powers, most often England. The United States is also sitting at the table, looking worried about sharing the beard with other nations. The United States distributing more resources than it could afford was a fear for many Americans in the 1910s. (Summary created by Mary Delano, MU History Intern, Spring 2018)

Title: JM-218: The Turkish victory. 218
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting the Turkish Victory of 1922, when the Turkish army won the Battle of the Commander-in-Chief against the Greek army on August 30.

Title: JM-147: Swimming the Hellespont. 147
Summary: This cartoon depicts the 1913 Ottoman coup d'état, in which the Committee of Union and Progress overthrew the monarchy of the Sultan. The Committee of Union and Progress was a political group, which had aligned itself with the Young Turks. The young Turks were a group that sought to turn the Ottoman Empire into a constitutional government. A statesman in Constantinople, Kamil Pasha had been working to eliminate the Committee of Union and Progress. In response to this, the Committee launched a coup, and quickly ousted the Ottoman government. The Hellespont, now referred to as the Dardanelles, was a waterway near Constantinople. (Summary created by Mary Delano, MU History Intern, Spring 2018)

Title: Collection of poetic excerpts, calligraphic studies and seals.
Date: 1124