‘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
![diagram-of-the-universe](http://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/dkeller/files/2016/09/Diagram-of-the-universe.jpg)
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca/ Diagram of the Encompassing Sphere or Universe
![circular-world-map](http://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/dkeller/files/2016/09/Circular-world-map.jpg)
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca/ The oldest Rectangular Map of the World in existance
![caspian-sea-map](http://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/dkeller/files/2016/09/Caspian-Sea-map.jpg)
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca/ A map of the Caspian Sea
![diagram-of-winds](http://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/dkeller/files/2016/09/diagram-of-winds.jpg)
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’}
![mediterranean-map](http://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/dkeller/files/2016/09/Mediterranean-map.jpg)
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca This is a map of the Mediterranean
![rectangular-world-map](http://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/dkeller/files/2016/09/Rectangular-world-map.jpg)
Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca Notice that this is a rectangular world map
![bp2-blogger-com-visit](http://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/dkeller/files/2016/09/bp2.blogger.com-Visit.jpg)
Image source bp2-blogger-com Map of the Indus
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