Lost Maps of the Caliphs : Drawing the World in Eleventh-Century Cairo

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A Discovery -- Chapter 2. Macrocosm to Microcosm: Reading the Skies and Stars in Fatimid Egypt -- Chapter 3. The Rectangular World Map -- Chapter 4. The Nile, The Mountain of the Moon, and the White Sand Dunes -- Chapter 5. The View from the Sea: Navig...

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1. Verfasser:	Rapoport, Yossef 1968- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Savage-Smith, Emilie (MitwirkendeR)
Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2018
Schlagworte:	Geography, Medieval-Egypt-Maps.. Astronomy, Medieval-Egypt-Maps.. Islamic astrology-Early works to 1800.. Cosmography-Early works to 1800 Astronomy, Medieval-Egypt-Maps Geography, Medieval-Egypt-Maps Islamic astrology-Early works to 1800 Electronic books Gharāib al-funūn wa-mulaḥ al-ʿuyūn Astronomy, Medieval mehr... Cosmography Geography, Medieval Islamic astrology Handschrift Fatimidenreich Karte Weltkarte Geschichte 1000-1100
Umfang:	1 online resource (381 pages)