And there was al-Idrisi, the cartographer who created the Tabula Rogeriana, one of the most advanced world maps of its time. They are among more than 20 figures spotlighted by the Historia Project.

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Preparing Data for Use in Idrisi Collecting the Data: Actual work on the project started with an exploratory look for the necessary data. Fortunately being a year after the election there were several ...

A ground-breaking re-creation of lost 12th century map on silver disc merges will be on display at Abu Dhabi's Manarat Al Saadiyat, as part of the Hay Festival currently underway in the nation's ...