Visualizing Arab history in a 'chronological' map
The History of the Arab World in Fourteen Centuries.
Colour-printed poster, 705 x 582 mm.
€ 250,00
A fascinating visualization of fourteen centuries of rich Arab history, brightly coloured. Per its own caption, the idea of this map was first conceptualized and implemented by members of the Institute of Arab Research and Studies (IARS), a research group founded by the Arab League. It is a "chronological" rather than a "geographical" map: one which shows the political conditions of the Arab world from the beginning of the Hijri calendar. Subsequently published in Al-Arabi Magazine, the magazine's editors extended the map to accommodate the increasing number of independent Arab states and the contemporary political developments of the early 1980s. Combining graphic design, mapmaking, and poster pop-art styles with historical records, this piece is an altogether unique way of visualizing Arab history, and visually striking.
Light edgewear, gentle creasing.
