Spain / Catalonia: The full six vellum leaves of the Catalan Atlas comprising the world map of Cresques Abraham, Majorca, 1375. The atlas has been held in the French Bibliotheque Nationale since the 14th century

The Catalan Atlas (1375) is the most important Catalan map of the medieval period. It was produced by the Majorcan cartographic school and is attributed to Cresques Abraham, a Jewish book illuminator who was self-described as being a master of the maps of the world as well as compasses. It has been in the royal library of France (now the Bibliotheque nationale de France) since the late 14th century.

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