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Tabula Rogeriana, Upside-Down with North Up, Al-Idrisi,1154

The Tabula Rogeriana, drawn by Al-Idrisi for Roger II of Sicily in 1154, was one of the most advanced world maps of its era, showing Europe, Asia, and part of Africa. Here is it oriented upside-down with north up. Muhammad al-Idrisi was an Arab Muslim geographer, cartographer and Egyptologist who lived in Palermo, Sicily at the court of King Roger II.
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Tabula Rogeriana, Upside-Down with North Up, Al-Idrisi,1154
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The Tabula Rogeriana, drawn by Al-Idrisi for Roger II of Sicily in 1154, was one of the most advanced world maps of its era, showing Europe, Asia, and part of Africa. Here is it oriented upside-down with north up. Muhammad al-Idrisi was an Arab Muslim geographer, cartographer and Egyptologist who lived in Palermo, Sicily at the court of King Roger II.
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8100 x 3567 px | 82.7 MB
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68.6 x 30.2 cm | 27.0 x 11.9 in (300 dpi)
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