Arabic Gallery

Al-Idrisis world map, 1154

Al-Idrisi's world map. This world map, known as the Tabula Rogeriana, dates from 1154, and is orientated with North at bottom. It was drawn by Muhammad Al-Idrisi (1100-1165), an Islamic and Andalusian scholar working for King Roger II of Sicily. It is considered to have been the most accurate world map for the next three centuries. Regions shown include Europe (lower right), the Mediterranean Sea (centre right), North Africa (upper right), the Arabian Peninsula (upper centre), the Black Sea and Caspian Sea (lower centre), and parts of Asia (left). This is a restoration and transliteration carried out in 1927 by the German scholar Konrad Miller (1844-1933)

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Afternoon dresses by Poiret and Drecoll

Two fashionable women in afternoon dresses. On the left, black decorated with metal and gold lace, by Poiret. On the right, three-piece dress in crepe de chine, red and black, with arabic-style embroidery, by Drecoll.
1924

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Entrance to the Khan el-Khalili souk in Cairo, in the 19th century, from El

KW478317 Entrance to the Khan el-Khalili souk in Cairo, in the 19th century, from El Mundo Ilustrado, published Barcelona, 1880 (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The entrance to the Khan el-Khalili souk or market in Cairo, Egypt, in the 19th century. Illustration from El Mundo Illustrado or The World Illustrated'.); Ken Welsh; European, out of copyright

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