The 'Kitab Rudjdjar' or 'Tabula Rogeriana', an early world map the work of the Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100-1165) in 1154 for Roger II (1095-1154) King of Sicily from 1130. In this map, North is at the bottom.
The 'Kitab Rudjdjar' or 'Tabula Rogeriana', an early world map the work of the Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100-1165) in 1154 for Roger II (1095-1154) King of Sicily from 1130. In this map, North is at the bottom.
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