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Image: Al-Idrisi's map of the Mediterranean

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Description: Map of the Mediterranean from Tabula Rogeriana created by Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi in 1154 and copied by Konrad Miller in 1929 who translitterated names in the roman alphabet. The map shows Croatia ("bilad garuasia"), Lombardy ("bilad ankbarda") and Calabria ("bilad kalauria").
Title: Al-Idrisi's map of the Mediterranean
Credit: Tabula Rogeriana
Author: Muhammad al-Idrisi (original map), Konrad Miller (copy)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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