Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti, or simply al-Idrisi / ælɪˈdriːsiː / (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد الإدريسي القرطبي الحسني السبتي; Latin: Dreses; 1100–1165), was an Arab [1] Muslim …

Muhammad al-Idrisi was an Arab geographer and adviser to Roger II, the Norman king of Sicily. He completed several major medieval geographic works, including a planisphere with a map of …

Sep 27, 2024 · Arab geographer al-Idrisi oversaw the creation of more than 70 maps. This al-Idrisi map contains the Mediterranean Sea, northern Africa, Europe, and parts of Asia. It is oriented …

Jun 18, 2024 · Muhammad al-Idrisi also known as Abu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qutubi al-Hasani al-Sabti was a Muslim cartographer, geographer, traveler and Egyptologist famous …

Jan 13, 2022 · Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi (circa 1100–66) was a 12th century geographer from al-Maghrib (North Africa). Born of noble lineage in Sabtah (the present-day …

Al-Idrisi (also known by his short name Al-Sharif Al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi) was one of the most renowned Arab geographers of his day. Under the service of King Roger II of Sicily, he …

Nov 29, 2024 · Get to know Al-Idrisi, a Muslim geographer and cartographer from the golden age of the Islamic civilization; Early geography and cartography were more art than science.

This book presents a remarkably rational and un-territorial vision of the world; unlike most maps made in the centuries which followed, al-Idrisi’s maps omit boundary lines between Christian …

Aug 25, 2021 · In 1154, Arab Muslim geographer al-Idrisi, working at the behest of King Roger of Sicily, created a huge map of the known world. The map was more than 9 feet long and …

Al-Idrisi was a Moroccan Arab cartographer, geographer, and traveller who lived during the medieval era. He was known for his cartographic works, which included detailed maps of the …