This map, preserved in Arabic manuscript 2221 and dated to 1300, belongs to the medieval Islamic cartographic tradition. It depicts the Mediterranean, Europe and Africa in a schematic layout yet rich in geographical, coastal and toponymic detail, favouring a descriptive and practical function over mathematical precision. Its visual language reflects a knowledge of the world based on routes, ports and areas of commercial and cultural contact between the different shores of the Mediterranean. It is a precious testimony to medieval cartography, in which the sea is not merely a boundary but a dynamic space of exchange, circulation and knowledge.
Unique quality material
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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