Illuminated Manuscript Map of Cairo, from Book on Navigation, Walters Ms. W.658, fol. 305b

Illuminated Manuscript Map of Cairo, from Book on Navigation, Walters Ms. W.658, fol. 305b, originally uploaded by Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts.

This is our most popular image on Flickr: A view of Cairo from our Piri Reis Atlas. I love the River Nile in Silver, and the Pyramid of Cheops at the top right.