[A ROYAL TRAVEL TO RUMELIA] Seyâhatnâme-i Hûmâyun: Sultan Abdülmecid'in 1262 senesinde Rumeli vilâyetleri seyahatini havîdir [i.e., [i.e., Royal travel to Roumelia, including the travel of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid in 1846]

SULTAN ABDULMECID, (1823-1861), Istanbul, [AH 1262] = 1846. Paperback. Chipped on margins. Owner’s notes. Otherwise, a good copy. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 18 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 32 p. First edition of this rare book includes the royal travel of Sultan Abdülmecid in 1262 AH [1846 AD] to Roumelia, from Edirne, Abdülmecid proceeded to Eski Zagra (Stara Zagora), Kizanlik (Kazanluk), Gabrova (Gabrovo), Tirnova (Turnovo), Rusçuk (Ruse), Silistre (Silistra), and Varna. The sultan began to travel by way of the gate of Yedikule in Istanbul on May 6, 1846. He followed the way of Ayastefanos, Silivri, Çorlu, Burgaz, Edirne, Zagra-i Atik, Kizanli, Trnova, Rusçuk, Silistre, Rusçuk, Shumnu, and Varna and came back to Istanbul by way of the sea on June 14, 1846. During this travel, the Sultan listened to people's problems and ordered the authorities to solve those problems. He received successful military and administrative authorities in settlements on the way of travel