Medieval Islamic World / Norman Sicily
The Silver World Map That Europe Forgot
A Muslim geographer, working for a Christian king in Norman Sicily, produced a map so accurate it wouldn't be surpassed for three hundred years—and then his king buried it in silver.
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Download on the App StoreMedieval MediterraneanCartographyIslamic Golden AgeNorman SicilyScientific DiscoveryCross Cultural Exchange12th CenturyMuhammad al-IdrisiRoger II of Sicily
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