Acknowledgements vi Introduction 1 1 Istanbul/Mexico City: The Eye of the Sages 5 2 What Time is it There? 19 3 The International of the Cosmographers 39 4 Antwerp, Daughter of Alexandria 55 5 Histories of the World and of the New World 73 6 The History of the World is Written in the Stars 91 7 Islam at the Heart of the Monarchy 111 8 Islam in the New World 129 9 Thinking the World 145 Conclusion What Time is it There? 158 Notes 161 Bibliography 196 Index 205