Left : 1728 Katib Celebi, Cihannuma, edited by Ibrahim Muteferrika, Right : 1760, parts of Turkish Dominions in Asia.

Left : 1728 Katib Celebi, Cihannuma, edited by Ibrahim Muteferrika, Right : 1760, parts of Turkish Dominions in Asia.

For more information: Visit the rare maps collection at the Dr Sheikh Sultan Al Qassimi Centre of Gulf Studies as well as a book on early maps, the second edition of The Gulf in Historic Maps 1478-1861, edited by Ruler of Sharjah Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qassimi.

Images created by FIND Writer/Researcher Rym Tina Ghazal for her story “Felix: A Coffee Story”