Rare maps of the world intrigue visitors at Sharjah show ...United Arab Emirates

Sharjah: A 12th century map of the world that took 15 years to make – but shows the world upside-down – is on show at the ‘Tales from the East’ exhibition in Sharjah. The map, Tabula Rogeriana (The Map of Roger), was commissioned by King Roger II, the greatest of the Norman kings of Sicily, to renowned Muslim scholar and traveller Mohammad Al Idrisi. King Roger II wanted Al Idrisi to create a map for him of the entire known world at the time. Depicting the world from Iceland to China and Africa, and a host of countries in between, the strikingly detailed Tabula Rogeriana remained among the world’s most accurate maps for nearly 300 years. The cordiform or heart-shaped world map Image Cred

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