A brief introuduction to the book

Translation is an important tool which helps researchers to recognize historical and geographical aspects of various nations and countries. At the time of Qajar dynasty, some Iranians began to translate various European books and literature under the supervision of the professionalists. Translating this outstanding works played an important role in improving the understanding of Europe for the Iranian people. One of the brilliant achievements of this era was Compiling a book entitled "JahanNamayehJadid", compiled from translating of European historical and geographical books after Amir kabir′s assignment as Ambassador inArzanat. Arroum. The latterimprovedIranian recognition about European countries. In this article, we attempt to explain the contribution of this book to the awareness among the Iranians.