GIA4782457: Map of the world as it was before Deluge by the Egyptian monk Cosmas Indicoplest of the 6th century. Top right, the Caspian Sea, bottom right, the Arabian Gulf and the Tiger and Euphrates rivers. Downstairs, off the map the River Gon and right the Phison. In the center, the Mediterranean Sea. The characters with the trumpets represent the cardinal points (as was customary in Antiquite the Levant was in the North). 19th century., Unknown Artist / Bridgeman Images