A Sketch of the Islamic Mapping Tradition
A Sketch of the Islamic Mapping Tradition
Chapter Three, “A Sketch of the Islamic Mapping Tradition” provides an indepth overview of the Islamic mapping tradition tracing its history from the most famous and mimetic Islamic maps to the lesser known examples. It fills in essential background needed for understanding the tradition within which the KMMS maps are encased. This is the beginning of a familiarization process that aims to acquaint the reader with the relatively unknown Islamic mapping tradition. This chapter includes a large number of Islamic maps, many of which have never been published before.
Keywords: Idrisi, Piri Reis, Qazwini, ‘aja’ib, Biruni, Qibla, Khwarazmi, Balkhi, IbnHawqal, Muqaddasi
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