Islamic Map Of The Inhabited World
by Photo Researchers
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Islamic Map Of The Inhabited World
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Photo Researchers
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A map of the inhabited world. From 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-mawjudat (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) by Abu Yahya Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283) an Arab physician, astronomer, geographer and proto-science fiction writer. The copy was made in 1537, probably in western India. Neither the copyist nor illustrator is named.
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March 14th, 2013
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