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From editions of the Holy Quran dating back hundreds of years to the first edition of the Arabian Nights, the unique display offers a breathtaking view of ancient Islam.

TOKYO – This year’s Tokyo International Antiquarian Book Fair attracted dealers, collectors and enthusiasts from around the world. But the undisputed star of the show was not books but a collection of nearly 850 maps of Japan and surrounding parts of Asia dating from 1522 to 1960, with 220 dating from before 1800.

Old Master Paintings And Silver Skull Lighters

With An Injection Of Funding From Art Basel Parent MCH, Cross-Collecting Fair Masterpiece Presents High-End Objects For All

Masterpiece London describes itself as “the world’s leading cross-collecting fair,” which is shorthand for the fact that the fair offers everything one could want in terms of art, design, furniture and jewelry that spans the ages. You basically can furnish your house, decorate your walls and ornament your fingers, neck and wrists, all in one stop.

CHICAGO (CBS) — In London, a rare map from an infamous period in Chicago history could bring in more than $26,000 when it goes on sale next month.

The “Gangland Map” features drunken fish and goofy jokes alongside descriptions of brutal murders.

In 1931, the same year Al Capone was finally locked up, a new map of Chicago was made.

The city of Chicago is where Al Capone made his name as probably the most infamous mobster in American history.

William Smith’s 1815 map of England and Wales represents a milestone in geological history and a pivotal moment in its creator’s colourful life.