David A. King Books

World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca
World-maps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca

By David A. King

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"Two remarkable Islamic world-maps were discovered in 1989 and 1995. Both are made of brass and date from 17th-century Iran. Mecca is at the centre and a highly sophisticated longitude and latitude...

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