Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851: Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue
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www.e-rara.ch Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851: official descriptive and illustrated catalogue Weltausstellung 1851, London London, 1851 ETH-Bibliothek Zürich Shelf Mark: Rar 4777 Persistent Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.3931/e-rara-21827 Turkey. www.e-rara.ch Die Plattform e-rara.ch macht die in Schweizer Bibliotheken vorhandenen Drucke online verfügbar. Das Spektrum reicht von Büchern über Karten bis zu illustrierten Materialien – von den Anfängen des Buchdrucks bis ins 20. Jahrhundert. e-rara.ch provides online access to rare books available in Swiss libraries. The holdings extend from books and maps to illustrated material – from the beginnings of printing to the 20th century. e-rara.ch met en ligne des reproductions numériques d’imprimés conservés dans les bibliothèques de Suisse. 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Son statut juridique et ses conditions d'utilisation sont précisés dans sa notice détaillée. Pour de plus amples informations, voir [Link] Condizioni di utilizzo Questo documento può essere scaricato gratuitamente. Il tipo di licenza e le condizioni di utilizzo sono indicate nella notizia bibliografica del singolo documento. Per ulteriori informazioni vedi anche [Link] South Side , G. 40—42 ; II . 41, 42 ; I . J . 42. Commissioner, Edward Zohrab , Esq. Inspector, Mr. C. M. Major , at the Turkish Collection in the Building. A complete knowledge of the commercial productions of the different countries contributing to the Exhibition, is essential to the full development of the views contemplated in the design, of giving to such countries the benefits of a mutual interchange of the latest results of improvements in the manufactures, and an insight of the processes and materials used in such manufactures. Turkey has for some years been considered as a non-industrial country, and as depending on foreign states, chiefly England, for the supplies other annual large consumption of textile and other useful fabrics; but although naturally an agricultural country, the present Sultan is endeavouring to revive the manufactures which once existed, and by the introduction of new working establishments on a large scale, and at his own private cost, for the manufacture of broadcloth, silk, cotton, glass, and metal goods, is giving a fresh impetus to the industry of the country. Turkey, with the immense resources of the raw materials within her own territories, may, consequently, ere long, rely on the result of her home manufactures for much of her now required foreign supplies. Nothing so much conduces to the progress and prosperity of a country as the certain knowledge of the condition, prospects, and influences of the commercial policy of other countries with which that country may be hi relation. Turkey has provided one of the surest means for this end, b}r sending into England, France, and Germany, many young men, who partly finish their education in these respective countries, and who thus become fitted to acquire a know¬ ledge of the views of men of sound practical opinions on subjects of importance in manufacturing, political, and social matters. The knowledge thus obtained is of great value to these young men, not less so than that of the arts of ship-building, civil engineering, &c., which are in fact the more ostensible objects of their visiting foreign countries. Amongst the contributions received from Constantinoplewill be found specimens of broad-clotli equal to some of our west of England manufacture, but this has been produced at a cost which precludes all ideas of competition with other countries on the important feature of cheap production. The same observation will apply to their cotton fabrics, and silk piece goods, in imitation of French stuffs, all of which can be manu¬ factured in abundance, but at too great an expense at present to meet the means of the people at large. The improvement, however, in the article of raw silks may be mentioned especially, to prove that where encourage¬ ment is given to the energies of the people, in the way of remuneration for their skill, the result is manifest. Not fifteen years since, the silk imported into England was of low quality, badly reeled, hastily and dishonestly Packed, and averaged in value about 9s. per lb., whilst within the last three years a new feature in the trade has been introduced, by the adoption of the improved French and Italian method of reeling, by several of the most influential firms; and the merits of the Broosa raw silk are now found to be equal to any silks brought to this market, and the consignments realize for fine ordinary qualities 14s. to 16s. 6d. per lb., whilst some of the finest have been sold within the last few months as high as 27s. per lb. Should the manufacturers still be encouraged by a liberal policy on the part of the Turkish government, there is every reason to hope that Turkey may become a self-supplying country to a large extent^in respect °f the useful manufactures required also. In embroidery and articles of gorgeous work, common in Oriental states, Turkey has long stood pre-eminent ; but the period has arrived when a^display of more magnificence, although characteristic, is no longer accounted the test of a wealthy power. With regard to the facilities of communication with other countries for commercial purposes, Turkey stands in the position of one of the most favoured of nations, and her vast population spread over islands and on a continent margined with ports of safe and easy access to trading vessels, gives her the advantage of the ready supply of her own people with every required necessary from foreign powers, and admits of the greatest facility of exchanging her own natiwal productions so much required by others. The value of these will be appreciated on inspecting the list of articles enumerated in the present Catalogue, and which have been classed with as much care in. the nomen- clature, uses, and localities of production, as the limited time for the preparation of the work would admit. 1386 TURKEY . List of Raw Materials , the produce of the Ottoman ragus ; spinach ; turnip ; cabbage (many varieties of Empire , sent for Exhibition by the Central Com¬ “ brassica.”) mittee of Constantinople , on the part of the Seeds of coriander ; mustard ; annis ; hemp ; cummin. Ministry of Commerce (and by order of the Sublime Cotton, liemp, flax, errilac ; bamea ; the castor-oil bean; Porte ), and the parties specially mentioned as exhi¬ “ faba,” larger and smaller ; phcesiole, nine specimens bitors . (2254—2262) ; fibres of the wild hemp. Tliis collection of upwards of 3300 objects is arranged Flowers and heads of the poppy ; specimens of the uuder the several divisions of the Vegetable, Animal, and heliotrope. Mineral Kingdoms, and into two general classes of Raw Specimens of dried plants from Mount Hebron and its Materials and Manufactures . The numbers are not serial, vicinity. but continuous , and each article is separately labelled. [Tliis small collection contains several species whose Raw Materials . organization and form are very analogous to those pro¬ Woods (Dyeing and other).—Eorty -ninc varieties of duced in the Alpine regions of Europe . A small box, cut woods, shrubs, and plants , herbs, roots, fruits , oil-yielding out of the wood of a soft tree growing in the immediate kernels, grains, and balsams—entering into the commerce vicinity of Jerusalem , strikingly resembles in its form, of as the Levant , &c. ; or employed medicinally, dyes, &c.; and in the subject and execution of its carvings, the little or for household and agricultural purposes, numerically arranged , from the Sendgiak of Jerusalem , Djibbe, wooden caskets made by the shepherds in the mountainous Koniah , Egypt , Saide, and other divisions of Turkey districts of Switzerland and Savoy, and sold at Martigni , (No. 65—170). Two specimens of gutta perclia ; seven Brig, &c. This box encloses a good specimen of the silky specimens of yellow wax ; one of sugar-cane ; specimen of filaments of the Sodom apple.] saponiaca Egyptiaca , or “ soda ” (170—178 and 2015— Fruits from all the dominions of Turkey. The 2063). “ mahalet,” and other varieties of the plum kind, as Cotton Wool.—Gosspium, or cotton wool (2064— Prunus persicus, P . Damascen, &c. Pears of many dif¬ 2088). Twenty-five varieties of cotton wool, including ferent varieties. Twelve varieties of the almond—sweet, No. 2082, a specimen of “ Lana cardie,” or “ occpliala,” hitter , and soft-shelled (2648 — 2659) ; tamarinds , contributed from Koniah, Cassabar, and several other cherries, mulberries, Egyptian jujube , orange, lime, lemon, districts of the empire in Asia and Africa. &c. Tobacco.—Thirty -two specimens, from about twenty- Sugar-canes. Gras ses. five provinces (2089—2119). Nuts .—Common hazel, pistachio, cob, cliesnut, wal¬ Sponges of six kinds (2126—2131). nut , &c. Wheats .—Twenty-eight samples, from Salonica, Da¬ Forest and Timber Trees.—Fifty or sixty varieties of mascus, Koniah, Adrianople, Tripoli, &c. (2132—2159). the woods of the oak, asli, maple, hornbeam, willow, beech, Pounded Wheat lor making Pilauf .—Eivc samples plane, oriental lime, sycamore, &c.