{"id":13723,"date":"2016-09-19T00:56:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T00:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/?page_id=13723"},"modified":"2016-09-19T00:56:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T00:56:44","slug":"maps-from-the-book-of-curiosities-of-the-sciences-and-marvels-for-the-eyes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/maps-from-the-book-of-curiosities-of-the-sciences-and-marvels-for-the-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Maps from ‘The Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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‘Kit\u0101b Ghar\u0101\u02beib al-fun\u016bn wa-mula\u1e25 al-\u02bfuy\u016bn’<\/strong>
\n(The Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes)<\/h2>\n

A\u00a012th\/13th century cosmographical manuscript composed in Egypt<\/p>\n

\"diagram-of-the-universe\"

Image source http:\/\/bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca\/ Diagram of the Encompassing Sphere or Universe<\/p><\/div>\n

\"circular-world-map\"

Image source http:\/\/bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca\/ The oldest Rectangular Map of the World in existance<\/p><\/div>\n

\"caspian-sea-map\"

Image source http:\/\/bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca\/ A map of the Caspian Sea<\/p><\/div>\n

\"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’}<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"mediterranean-map\"

Image source http:\/\/bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca This is a map of the Mediterranean<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"rectangular-world-map\"

Image source http:\/\/bibliodyssey.blogspot.ca Notice that this is a rectangular world map<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"bp2-blogger-com-visit\"

Image source bp2-blogger-com Map of the Indus<\/p><\/div>\n

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‘Kit\u0101b Ghar\u0101\u02beib al-fun\u016bn wa-mula\u1e25 al-\u02bfuy\u016bn’ (The Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes) A\u00a012th\/13th century cosmographical manuscript composed in Egypt         ,<\/p>\n

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