Tabula Rogeriana

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The Tabula Rogeriana is a 12th-century world map created by the Arab geographer Al-Idrisi for the Norman king Roger II of Sicily, renowned as one of the most advanced and detailed medieval representations of the known world.

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Tabula Rogeriana canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cartographic work
mappa mundi
medieval world map
alsoKnownAs Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq NERFINISHED
The Pleasure Excursion of One Who Is Eager to Traverse the Regions of the World NERFINISHED
author Muhammad al-Idrisi NERFINISHED
basedOn geographical literature of the Islamic world
reports of travelers and merchants
century 12th century
commissionedBy Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED
commissionedIn 1138
completedIn 1154
contains regional maps
textual geographical descriptions
creator Muhammad al-Idrisi NERFINISHED
culturalContext Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED
dateCreated 1154
depicts Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Asia NERFINISHED
British Isles NERFINISHED
Central Asia NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
Indian subcontinent
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
Nile River NERFINISHED
North Africa NERFINISHED
Scandinavia NERFINISHED
describes cities and trade routes
climates and regions of the world
rivers and mountains
genre geographical treatise
influenced later European cartography
later Islamic cartography
language Arabic
notableFor detailed description of the known world
high accuracy for its time
integration of classical and Islamic geographical knowledge
orientation south-up
originalTitle Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq NERFINISHED
patron Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED
placeOfCreation Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
Palermo NERFINISHED
preservedAs manuscript copies
producedAt court of Roger II of Sicily
script Arabic script
subjectOf historical cartography studies

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Al-Idrisi knownFor Tabula Rogeriana
Al-Idrisi notableWork Tabula Rogeriana