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[günergün, 2017]  according to the information baronyan gives in the inscription on the instrument, in 1146 ah/ 1733 ad, he presented grand vizier \u2018alī pasha (1732 \u2013 1735 ad) a treatise called jam-numā fī fann al- jughrafyā and was ordered to prepare a rubṭ-i shamsī (a sundial) under the name of rub-i mustadīr (a portable universal equatorial sundial with 2 rings). for this he obtained a liberal recompense and, encouraged by it, started work on a new invention: a qibla indicator. the ra\u2019īs al-kuttāb mustafa efendi enabled him to present his device to the new grand vizier yeğen muhammed pasha ( 1737-1739 ad). [minorsky, 1958]  the name of the maker, petros baronyan, knows some variants. in the inscription of the qibla indica- tors his name is written as bārun/ bārūn al-mukhtari (\u201cbaron the inventor\u201d) while in his translations his name is written as \u201cpitrū walad bārūn al-armanī=پترو ولد بارون الأرمني\u201d. the german orientalist franz taeschner calls him \u201cpetro veled baron\u201d and the turkish historian of science adnan adıvar names him bedros baronian. [günergün, 2017]  petros baronyan ( baronian) was born at an unknown date in the central anatolian city of kayseri. he entered the service of count jacobus colyer (1657-1725), the dutch ambassador in istanbul, at an early age, and later became the dragoman of the legation of the united provinces. after the death of colyer in 1725, he acted as dragoman-in-chief ( ser-tercüman ) of the embassy of the kingdom of the two sicilies in istanbul. [günergün, 2017]  use of the instrument   the inscriptions below the topographical image on the lid are in ottoman turkish and provide instructions on how the indicator can be used (including the signature of the maker and the date and place of production.) for the full functionality of the object, a pointer, fixed in mecca and a compass are necessary.  furthermore, it is interesting to read that this instrument was not only used for finding the direction of qibla but was also intended as mihrab as described in the explanation section under the geographical map:  mezkûr bir mahallin kıblesin bulub teveccüh esnâsında bu şerhi muhtevî pûşîde-i kıble-nümânın pîrâmında müteharrikdir çevirüb kıbleye mukâbil edüb şerhin balâsında kaʻbe-i şerîfenin şekli musavver mihrâb mesâbesinde olub. translation: if one finds the qiblah in a certain place with this instrument than you can turn the device immediately in the open state towards the qibla after determining the qibla and to use the image of the kaaba as a mihrab.  so it can be imagined that this instrument were taken with the hajj karavan and used for finding the direction of mecca and after that used as an mihrab where the audience behind could make his prayer together. this could be the reason why there is so few left of these panels.  surviving instruments   there are only 4 other surviving of this panel type qiblanuma\u2019s.  1.    i. museo correr, venedig (signature: m. 34394-34755)  frame with cabinet, copper engraver cartouche gilded-empty, large cartouche gilded-empty, compass, gilded pointer  2.    sadberk hanım müzesi, istanbul  (signature: shm 16074-y.241) frame without cabinet, copper engraver cartouche gilded-empty, large cartouche gilded-empty, compass, no pointer, but screw remains in mecca  3.    j. alif art gallery, istanbul 25.05.2006: ottoman and mixed art works \u2013 lot 175  (privately owned) frame with cabinet, copper engraver cartouche gilded-empty, large cartouche gilded-empty, compass  4.   k. bonhams, london 24.04.2002: islamic and indian works of art \u2013 lot 380  (privately owned)  frame with cabinet, copper engraver cartouche gilded-text large cartouche gilded-text handwritten, no compass but damage to the object from its removal  5.   our instrument. drawn and painted by hand (see pictures and description above)   literature  feza çakmut, surre-i hümayün, istanbul büyükşehir belediyesi yayınları, istanbul, 2008. p.126  feza günergun, \u201cla traduction de l\u2019abrégé de la sphère de jacques robbe, géographe du roi de france par petros baronian, drogman à istanbul : cem-nümâ fi fenn el-coğrafya\u201d, la révolution française [online]. , 12 | 2017, online since 15 september 2017  venetia porter, hajj: journey to the heart of islam, british museum press, london, 2012. p. 66-67  v. minorsky. a catalogue of the turkish manuscripts and miniatures. hodges & figgis co. ltd., dublin, 1958, p. 78 (no. 443)  seracettin şahin, türk i̇slam eserleri müzesi: emevilerden osmanlılara 13 asırlık i̇htişam, kaynak publications, istanbul, 2009. s. 264-265  dilek tezcan, 17. ve 18. yüzyılda osmanlı devleti\u2019nde dekoratif süslemelerin bazı dini eserlere yansıması. msc. thesis, gazi university,ankara, may, 2015. p. 157-159  thoralf hanstein, a new print by müteferrika (?) - 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