Al Idrisi World Map
This section is a detail of the indian subcontinent from his larger map of the world.
Al idrisi world map. Map 2 was made by a french cartographer in 1720. Creating a scalar page. You must be logged in to post a comment. We may therefore infer that this is the basis of the geometry of these world maps.
Roger ii hired al idrisi to create an updated world map. According to the french national library ten copies of the kitab rujar or tabula rogeriana exist worldwide today. Scalar project 2. Of these ten six contain at the start of the work a circular map of the world which is not mentioned in the text of al idris.
Map 1 was made in 1154 ce by al idrisi an arab geographer. The fruit of these efforts the excursion of one who is eager to traverse the regions of the world was completed in 1154 c e shortly before the king s death. Al idrisi sent travelers and geographers around the world to gather knowledge for this updated map and others. September 21 2016shahd qannam leave a reply cancel reply.
Annotating adding media to pages in scalar. According to the french national library ten copies of the kitab rujar or tabula rogeriana exist worldwide today. Al idrisi s world map from alî ibn hasan al hûfî al qâsimî s 1456 copy. Cultural practice of mapping al idrisi s world map.
Al idrisi s world map from alî ibn hasan al hûfî al qâsimî s 1456 copy. Of these ten six contain at the start of the work a circular map of the world which is not mentioned in the text of al idris.