Does the Qatar Map of the Tigris and Euphrates belong to Evliya Çelebi?

Abstract

This article discusses the map of the Tigris and Euphrates in the private collec- tion of Shaikh Hassan bin Muhammad al-Thani of Qatar. Through a detailed comparison of the map with the text of Evliya Çelebi’s (1611-c.1685) Seyahatnâme (Book of Travels), this study demonstrates that the map in question was drawn up either by Evliya himself or else by someone in his retinue and under his supervision.