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Kitab al-Masalik wa'l-Mamalik of al-Istakhri  wikidata:Q107663674 reasonator:Q107663674
Title
Kitab al-Masalik wa'l-Mamalik of al-Istakhri
label QS:Len,"Kitab al-Masalik wa'l-Mamalik of al-Istakhri"
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Object type manuscript Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Map of Fars by al-Istakhri from folio 40b of the Khalili Collections exemplar of the Kitab al-Masalik wa'l-Mamalik (book of postal routes and kingdoms) of al-Istakhri. The 10th-century Persian geographer al-Istakhri was one of the most important figures in the evolution of Arab cartography. He travelled widely, but his account of Arabia (Hijaz, Yemen and the Gu ... See full description on web site.
Date dated 706 AH (1306-07 AD)
Medium ink, gold, silver and opaque watercolour on paper; contemporary leather binding
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Iran, perhaps Isfahan
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-kitab-al-masalik-wal-mamalik-of-al-istakhri-mss972/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Kitab al-Masalik wa'l-Mamalik of al-Istakhri
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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Map of Fars by Istakhri

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