Atlas of al-Idrisi

Arab geographers understood the outlines of Asia, Europe and North Africa by VI/12th century; their knowledge was summed up by the great atlas of al-Idrisi of 549/1154. It places south at the top; the map is inverted to make it easily recognizable

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Arabic Charts Continent Continental Continents Cosmographia Enhancement

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