This map of Egypt, attributed to the cartographic tradition of al-Idrisi, is a circular map from the medieval Islamic world, with South at the top and North at the bottom, following the Arab practice of the time. The large blue ring represents the ocean surrounding the inhabited world, while Egypt and the course of the Nile, highlighted in red, are set within a wider view of the Mediterranean and the Near East. The map does not aim at metric precision, but at synthesising Greco-Arab geographical knowledge and travel information, combining Arabic place names with a lively chromatic and symbolic code. It is therefore a valuable document for understanding how 14th-century Islamic scholars conceived of Egypt within the Afro-Eurasian oikoumene.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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