al-Idrisi

1110–1166

1 standalone book

Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti, known as al-Idrisi, was an Arab Muslim geographer and cartographer who served in the court of King Roger II at Palermo, Sicily. He was born in Ceuta, then belonging to the Almoravid dynasty, and created the Tabula Rogeriana, one of the most advanced medieval world maps. Al-Idrisi stands as one of the most celebrated cartographers and geographical scholars from the Islamic world, exemplifying the intellectual figures who preserved and advanced the Arabic culture and traditions during the Era of the Normans in medieval Sicily. He died in 1166.

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1110