[Celestial map]. [Edition in Arabic and French]. Double cele - Lot 176

[Celestial map]. [Edition in Arabic and French]. Double celestial hemisphere in Arabic]. [S.l.], [early 20th c.]. 1 lithographed map, approx. 56 x 75 cm. (weakened folds with 3 holes). Very detailed celestial map in Arabic, in two hemispheres. The titles "Southern Hemisphere" and "Northern Hemisphere", the names of the galaxies on the maps, and the months on their circumference, also appear in French. Below each hemisphere is a verse from the Qur'an: We have placed constellations in the sky and made it beautiful for those who look [al-Hijr:16], and It is He Who has assigned the stars to you, so that through them you may guide yourselves in the darkness of the earth and the sea [...] [al-An'am:97]. In the lower margin are explanatory texts in Arabic, most probably translated from French, as a note indicates that the texts are reproduced.