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English: Copy form 1500 of a map drawn by the Arab geographer Idrisi in 1154. South on top. Africa is shown in the tradition of Ptolemy: The Nile flows out of two lakes, probably representing Lake Victoria and Lake Edward, and unites in a third lake, probably representing Lake Albert.
Deutsch: Weltkarte des arabischen Geografen Idrisi (Original 1154, Kopie um 1500). Süden ist oben. Darstellung Afrikas in der Tradition Claudius Ptolemäus: Der Nil entfließt zwei großen Seen, wohl Viktoriasee und Eduardsee entsprechend. Der See, in dem sie sich vereinigen, entpricht wohl dem Albertsee. |
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| Source | Andreas Speer, Lydia Wegener: "Wissen über Grenzen: Arabisches wissen und lateinisches Mittelalter", 2006, Walter de Gruyter |
| Author | Idrisi (Arab geographer), shot & upload Ulamm (talk) 11:48, 1 November 2008 (UTC) |
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