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Al-Idrisi World Map
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Al-Idrisi World Map

The Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq, commonly known in the West as the Tabula Rogeriana, is an atlas commissioned by the Norman King Roger II in 1138 and completed by the Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi in 1154. The atlas compiles 70 maps of the known world with associated descriptions and commentary of each specific location by Al-Idrisi. Created by Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi for Roger II of Sicily. One of the most advanced world maps of the medieval era, with south at th

The Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq, commonly known in the West as the Tabula Rogeriana, is an atlas commissioned by the Norman King Roger II in 1138 and completed by the Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi in 1154. The atlas compiles 70 maps of the known world with associated descriptions and commentary of each specific location by Al-Idrisi.

Created by Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi for Roger II of Sicily. One of the most advanced world maps of the medieval era, with south at the top.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabula_Rogeriana

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