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Summary
| Artist |
Muhammad al-Idrisi(1099–1165 or 1166) |
| Description |
This 12th-century map of the Indian Ocean by al-Idrisi is so obviously imprecise as to seem almost decorative. (Note its similarity to the islands of the Indian Ocean in his world map) But don’t fault him for trying: It was one thing to be able to sail all the way to China and quite another to explain to a stay-at-home scholar where one had been. It is easy to forget what an achievement even a simple map represented. Until the 15th century, mariners knew maps could indicate relative shapes and sizes, but they were nearly useless for navigation. NATIONAL LIBRARY, CAIRO / GIRAUDON / ART RESOURCE |
| Date | 12th-century map of the Indian Ocean |
| Collection | National Library |
| Current location |
Cairo |
| Source/Photographer |
NATIONAL LIBRARY, CAIRO / GIRAUDON / ART RESOURCE |
| Other versions | http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200504/the.seas.of.sindbad.htm |
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| current | 13:10, 31 January 2012 |  | 550 × 398 (114 KB) | Sridhar1000 | from good source |
| 06:55, 13 September 2011 |  | 275 × 210 (27 KB) | Sridhar1000 |
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