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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Full Map of Europe in the Year 1300

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If, like me, you’re a fan of maps, check out the Blog of Strange Maps.

Many of these maps are of imaginary countries, but that doesn’t detract from the interest. Previous posts have included the following:

• the land of Oz
• where Delaware met Pennsylvania: the 12 mile circle
• the world in George Orwell’s 1984
• how big is Jutland?
• Tatooine, Luke Skywalker’s home planet

I could spend all day here.

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