The map was made for Roger, king of Sicily. The red lines are trade routes. This is a reproduction kept in UAE’s Sharjah Museum.

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    Not all people, but anyone who was educated knew. With a few exceptions for educated biblical literalists, who would not have been standard in the Catholic Church of the time. If you thought the world was flat, you were a bumpkin or an unorthodox fanatic.