Dürr-i meknûn, ‘The Hidden Pearl (s) is a 15th century Ottoman Turkish
cosmography in prose , traditionally attributed to Ahmed Bican
Kaynak: Dürr-i Meknûnterm meaning "dry lands" or "Islands"), and therefore believed in a similar Ancient Near Eastern circular earth
cosmography surrounded by water
Kaynak: Flat EarthAlonzo de Santa Cruz, described
cosmography as a way of making a painting of the earth, "because (gra)phia is the same as painting and
Kaynak: Alonzo de Santa CruzFrom 1530, in Cádiz, he taught
cosmography and the art of navigation to pilots. Art of Navigation: Cortés' book, Breve compendio,...
Kaynak: Martín Cortés de AlbacarCakravala Cakravartin: a ruler over all four continents postulated in ancient Indian
cosmography. Dvipa Cakravartin: a ruler over only one of
Kaynak: Chakravartinbroad range of subjects, including history, philosophy, medicine, literature, art history and
cosmography in Armenian and many other languages.
Kaynak: MatenadaranIranian border It was common among the Indo-Iranians to identify concepts or features of traditional
cosmography—mountains, lakes, rivers, etc.—
Kaynak: Avestan geographyBelleforest wrote on
cosmography , morals, literature and history, and he translated the works of Matteo Bandello , Boccaccio , Antonio de
Kaynak: François de BelleforestFrom 1895 to 1921 he taught various subjects at the Seminary: Italian, Latin, English, arithmetic, geography,
cosmography, ecclesiastical
Kaynak: Dun Karm PsailaIt was to the latter that al-Qazwini dedicated his famous Arabic-language
cosmography titled 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa-ghara'ib al-
Kaynak: Zakariya al-Qazwini