💧🌏 Greg CocksDec 18, 2023
The World Map That Introduced Scientific Mapmaking To The Medieval Islamic World (1154 AD)
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https://www.openculture.com/2023/12/the-world-map-that-introduced-scientific-mapmaking-to-the-medieval-islamic-world-1154-ad.html <-- shared technical article
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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/strange-maps-bad-medieval-world-map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ancientmaps #ancienthistory #alidrisi #atlas #reconstruction #TabulaRogeriana #medieval #islamic #world #global #ceuta #sicily #geography #geographer #cartographer #cartography #granddisk
The World Map That Introduced Scientific Mapmaking to the Medieval Islamic World (1154 AD)

Cast your mind, if you will, to the city of Ceuta. If you've never heard of it, or can't quite recall its location, you can easily find out by searching for it on your map application of choice.

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