Al-Andalus, the Balearic Islands, and the northern coast of the Maghrib, 
folios from Kitab Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi Ikhtiraq al-Afaq 
(The Book of Pleasant Journeys into Faraway Lands) composed in Palermo, Sicily
about AH 548/1154 CE of Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi (d. AH 560/1164–65 CE or AH 571/1175 CE)
Possibly Istanbul, AH 960/1553CE
Copied by ‘Ali bin Hasan al-Hufi al-Qasimi
Black and red ink and opaque watercolors on paper, h. 31 × w. 22.5 cm 
The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, MS. Pococke 375, fols 168b–169a

Recreation of Al-Idrisi’s Makkah-centered silver world map
Factum Foundation, Madrid, 2019 
Edition 2/3 
Map silver over oak boards, gold insert; frame CNC milled brass with silver plate, diam. 205 cm 
Courtesy of Factum Foundation