Tabula Rogeriana (Small Idrisi Map)
1926
About this artwork
This is a 1926 reproduction or redrawing by Konrad Miller of the original 12th-century world map commissioned by King Roger II of Sicily from the cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi. The map is organized into a grid structure, typical of al-Idrisi's original geographical works.
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Al-Idrisi's original 1154 world map was considered the most accurate and sophisticated geographical tool for centuries. Interestingly, Islamic cartography of this era placed South at the top, a convention that Konrad Miller retained in his reconstructions, offering a fascinating perspective shift for modern viewers accustomed to North-up maps.
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Tabula Rogeriana (Small Idrisi Map)
Konrad Miller, 1926
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