World maps & models
Islamic world map centered on Mecca and Medina
Historical recordSchematic cosmology, not Antarctic evidence.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Kharidat al-‘Aja’ib world map
- Artifact date
- Late 17th century
- Creator
- Ibn al-Wardi tradition
- Holding institution
- Library of Congress
- Classification
- Cosmological geography
Antarctica connection
Contextual visual history; not direct evidence about Antarctica
Relevance and caution
Schematic cosmology, not Antarctic evidence.
Catalog context
Curatorial navigation label; original categories and source identity retained.
World map in Kharīdat al-ʻajāyib, folios 6b–7a, Library of Congress SM-3. Manuscript date uncertain; catalog records [15--?] and a 1632 note.
Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Arabic manuscript SM-3 (G93 .I17 1500z), World Digital Library.
Image source record · Reuse terms
Image rights and evidence limits
LOC item Rights & Access: World Digital Library collection unaware of copyright or other restrictions; free to use and reuse absent such restrictions.
Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.
Sources and what they support
Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.
- image reproduction provenance; not proof of a linked interpretationhttps://www.loc.gov/resource/amedscd.2013415532/?sp=26
- image reuse conditionshttps://www.loc.gov/item/2013415532/
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/earth.html#obj104.1
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