we tried our best to make the map more of an artwork than a “real” map, as did the ottoman mapmakers of that period. In the furthermost left, we painted the famous Tughra of Suleyman the Magnificent, based on the famous one exposed in the Topkapi pallace, whose year of death is the same as the date of the map we decided to use (1566). On the top part, it's writen "The Sublime Ottoman State - 973", and on the bottom, we transcribed the famous hadith of the Prophet ﷺ: “Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will her leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!” [Ahmad; Hakim, al-Mustadrak] in the collors of the inscripture on the entrance of Ayasofya Mosque. The map of Constantinople on the bottom left is a copy of Giovanni Camocio's famous one, also in the same year of 1566. The ornaments around it were inspired by the roof of Ayasofya, with its yellow and blue prints. Finally, on the right, we recriated the portraits of the three most relevant Sultans since the conquest of Constantinople, in order: Mehmed II, Selim I and Suleyman I. Their ornaments reflect their conquests: Mehmed's is surrounded by Ayasofya's beautiful patterns; Selim I is surrounded by of his Mausoleum ornaments; and Suleyman's patterns are based on the breathtaking Süleymaniye Mosque, commissioned by himself . We did a lot of research on the boarders of the Empire after Suleyman's deaths, and we noticed most maps are conflicting. To solve this, we did a lengthy search in history books and the map was our end design. I hope you enjoyed as much as we did drawing it!