Qattan Marwazi : Kayhan-shinakht

(Cosmos knowledge) (d1153)

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Taken from: The treasury of Tabriz: the great Il-khanid compendium by Ali Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, ‎Sen McGlinn

 Map taken from: http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015081447404;view=thumb;seq=65

 

Also called: Gayhān shinākht or Gayhān šināḫt   

 

In this cosmological-cosmographical work a world map based on Biruni’s map is found.

In this world map Africa is split in two. In the western half is the Maghreb the Eastern has the Mouintains of the Moon and Habash.

 The map left is from an Arab translation of the work.

 

 

The maps from 2 manuscripts are added.