‘Kitāb Gharāʾib al-funūn wa-mulaḥ al-ʿuyūn’
(The Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes)
A 12th/13th century cosmographical manuscript composed in Egypt
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca/ Diagram of the Encompassing Sphere or Universe
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca/ The oldest Rectangular Map of the World in existance
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca/ A map of the Caspian Sea
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca Diagram of Winds In the book, this map can be found within a chapter ‘On the blowing of winds, earthquakes and tremors’}
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca This is a map of the Mediterranean
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca Notice that this is a rectangular world map
Image source bp2-blogger-com Map of the Indus
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