Exhibits contain tag : library-of-congress
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The Excursion of One Who Yearns to Penetrate the Horizons - al-Idrisi - 1250
Maps of the known world, by Arab cartographer, Al-Idrisi, made in 1154 for King Roger II of Sicily. Images from the Library of Congress.The Factum Foundation has an excellent article, referred to me by Sonja Brentjes, describing the maps.https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667394/https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_18418/?st=…From Perplexity: Al-Isidri, also known as ash-Sharif al-Idrisi, was a 12th-century Arab geographer and scientist who wrote one of the great medieval works of descriptive geography[1] He was born in 1100 in Sabtah, which is now Ceuta, and spent much of his early life traveling in North Africa and Spain[1] Al-Isidri's most famous work is the Nuzhat al-mushtāq, which includes a circular world map showing south at the top[2] Commissioned by Roger II, the Norman King of Sicily, in 1138, the manuscript was not completed until 1154[3] Al-Isidri's works contained remarkably precise depictions of Africa and the Nile River[4]keywords: earlymaps
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Maps to accompany a blog post about Harbin, China
https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2020/11/a-place-for-dry...Wikipedia - China Eastern Railway
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The Atlantic Neptune (1 of 2)
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3301pm.gan00002/?st=...
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Railroads and Canals from the Library of Congress
A collection of railroad and canal maps from the Library of Congress
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