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Wednesday 27 June 2007

An Early World Map

The First Turkish World Map:

This map, made by Mahmud Kashgari bin Husayn bin Muhammad, was included in his Divanu Lügat-it-Türk, a scientific work he published in 1072 (AD) for the benefit of the Caliph of Baghdad. It is the first world map of Turkish origin known in history, and is preserved at the General National Library (Millet Genel Kütüphanesi) in Istanbul. It is presented on a stamp issued in 1972, on the occasion of the map’s nine-hundredth birthday.

Via Plep.

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Sunday 24 June 2007

Historical Map of Europe

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Wednesday 7 February 2007

For Map Lovers

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