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The developing world view

Kitab Rujar
Kitab Rujar, first drawn in 1154 by Al-Idrisi and reproduced in Cairo in 1456 by 'Alî ibn Hasan al-Hûfî al-Qâsimî. This copy is in the French National Library and is available in Wikimedia Commons
Map of the World
Map of the world taken from an Arabian manuscript of Al Edrisi in the Bodleian Library. Adapted in 1800 by Dr. Vincent for a British audience, notice that north is now "up." Made available by the National Library of Australia.
A New Map of North America (1700)
The European explorers tried to keep their discoveries secret from other nations. This British-made map exhibits primitive understanding of the Great Lakes, which were controlled by the French. Made available by davidrumsey.com
Franquelin's map of Louisiana
Carte de la Louisiane ou des voyages du Sr. De La Salle. Made by Jean B. L. Franquelin in 1684. This French mapmaker is demonstrated much greater knowledge of the Great Lakes compared to the British map above. But check out his relatively slim knowledge of New York and Boston. Made available by the Library of Congress.
Piri Reis map of 1513
Piri Reis pieced together many maps to make this of the known western hemisphere, including a map and papers taken from one of Columbus' ships.

He mau palapala aina, a me na niele e pili ana. Hookahi ke pai ana
What do Hawaiians accentuate on a world map? Notice the loving detail to ALL the islands of the South Pacific and the careful labeling of waterways in general compared to land
Kankai kōro shinzu / 環海航路新圖
This map, published in 1862 in Kyoto accentuates ocean routes around the world.
The World
This is a classic early 20th century view of the world from a western powers perspective. The map's projection accentuates and exaggerates the size of the northern hemisphere land areas, and nations are shaded by which major power controls it.
Soviet Michigan
Soviet made map of Michigan

Map of Paradise
European map maker's favorite way of looking at the Middle East is through the lens of the Christian Bible. This map imposes supposed or known biblical locations on a contemporary map of the Middle East. Carte de la situation du paradis terrestre, et des païs habitez par les patriarches. Made by Pierre-Daniel Huet and Pierre Mortier. Published in Amsterdam in 1700.

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Les possessions de l'Empire Ottoman en Europe
A 1700 map of the Ottoman Empire by Zadig Khanzadyan.
Les possessions de l'Empire Ottoman en Europe
This 1700 map shows the extent of the Ottoman Empire in Europe. It is difficult to find Ottoman-made maps of the whole Empire, possibly because the Sultan considered himself ruler of the entire world and no Ottoman mapmaker wanted to suggest otherwise.
Nouvelle carte generale des provinces asiatiques de L'empire Ottoman : sans L'Arabie
A French language map of the Ottoman Empire published in Berlin in 1884. The northern provinces of Greece are marked as non-Ottoman, which certainly would not have been the Sultan’s opinion. Recognizes British takeover of Egypt.
Yeni Türkiye Cümhuriyeti haritası: sene 1940
Turkey in 1940. The provinces are largely the same today, except for splitting Ardahan off from Kars

The Piri Reis Map of 1513 by Gregory C. McIntosh
ISBN: 0820321575
Publication Date: 2000-07-07
One of the most beautiful maps to survive the Great Age of Discoveries, the 1513 world map drawn by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis is also one of the most mysterious. Gregory McIntosh has uncovered new evidence in the map that shows it to be among the most important ever made. This detailed study offers new commentary and explication of a major milestone in cartography. McIntosh brings together all that has been previously known about the map and also assembles for the first time the translations of all inscriptions on the map and analyzes all place-names given for New World and Atlantic islands.