Found this pretty 17th century map, thought you guys might enjoy
It's from Piri Reis’ Book of Seafaring, here's more: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-maps-of-piri-reis/
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Looks cool but what is it a map of?
Just found it on page 66 of this book but then remembered that my Ottoman Turkish written in Arabic script is a little rusty lol
If I read it correctly, it says "جزيرة كريت". So its a map of Crete Island.
The world