Sri Lanka bigger than India? That’s what it looks like on this thousand-year-old Arab trading map! | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

SRI LANKA BIGGER THAN INDIA? THAT’S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON THIS THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD ARAB TRADING MAP! Arabs were trading with Sri Lanka and the world as they knew it 1,000 years ago—and they made maps to guide their seafarers and maritime explorers. One such was drawn by Al-Idrisi’s Tabula Rogeriana in 1154 AD (pictured above)—and appears to show Sri Lanka as being much bigger than neighbouring India! This map was created based on the reports of Arab merchants who had travelled across the world. It was, at the time, the most accurate and extensive map of the world. Tabula may have cheated a bit, because it closely resembles a much earlier ‘world’ map drawn by Ptolemy in 150 AD (pictured below), which was the first to add longitudinal and latitudinal lines. Click below for more. #SriLanka #India #Maps
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