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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Waauw cyprus is big! Basicaly all islands and peninsulas seem inflated. Perhaps a reflection of their importance in trade?
Forgot to include the suez canal :p
That's in fact a myth.
https://www.thoughtco.com/did-medieval-people-believe-in-a-flat-earth-1221612
Ancient Greece proved the world was round. People 900 years ago knew it was round, too.