Maps from ‘The Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes’


‘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

Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca/ Diagram of the Encompassing Sphere or Universe

circular-world-map

Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca/ The oldest Rectangular Map of the World in existance

caspian-sea-map

Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca/ A map of the Caspian Sea

diagram-of-winds

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

Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca This is a map of the Mediterranean

 

rectangular-world-map

Image source http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca Notice that this is a rectangular world map

 

 

bp2-blogger-com-visit

Image source bp2-blogger-com Map of the Indus

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