Al-Idrisi's Map: A Great Achievement in the History of Geography #Map #cartography #history

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You've never seen this map before! The map created by the Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi in 1154 AD is a great accomplishment in the field of geography. It is a result of the contributions from various sources such as expeditions, merchants, and writers. The map includes Europe, Asia, and Africa, along with islands of the Atlantic Ocean. Notably, it was drawn as a globe for the first time, using lines of latitude and longitude. The engravings and illustrations on the map make it more informative and appealing. it's one of its most important features The city of Jerusalem, a holy city for Muslims, Christians, and Jews, is located in the Levant. Legendary islands are called the Cuckoo Islands and the location of people known as Gog and Magog who are believed to live beyond the Caucasus Mountains. This map helped in spreading knowledge about the world and played a crucial role in the development of cartography.

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[sreyarthakrishna]

You're showing it upside down. The map was oriented with South as up. If you look closely here, you can see all the writing is upside-down.

[scp-.]

He has located the tribes of Gog and Magog, those human monsters who, according to prophecies, will emerge one day and destroy everything.

[ghfg]

I wonder how Al-Idrisi drew these maps without satellites?

[michaelsapienza]

It's called the Tabula Rogeriana / The book of pleasant journeys in faraway lands

[gigasflare]

The map was upside down, Africa was to be on top & Europe & NA at the Bottom

[wanderlustislamabad]

We knew in 640AD planets revolve in orbits, matter consists of atoms and constellations represent galaxies.
Sorry Galileo…