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Tabula Rogeriana, Drawn by 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. 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, Drawn by 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. 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)
Keywords:
1100S 1154 12TH AL-IDRISI ANCIENT ARAB ASIA ASIAN CENTURY DRAWN EUROPE GEOGRAPHY HISTORIC HISTORICAL HISTORY MAP MAPS MEDIEVAL MIDDLE AGES MUHAMMAD OLD ROGERIANA TABULA TWELFTH