North Africa Gallery

Al-Idrisis world map, 1154

Al-Idrisi's world map. This world map, known as the Tabula Rogeriana, dates from 1154, and is orientated with North at bottom. It was drawn by Muhammad Al-Idrisi (1100-1165), an Islamic and Andalusian scholar working for King Roger II of Sicily. It is considered to have been the most accurate world map for the next three centuries. Regions shown include Europe (lower right), the Mediterranean Sea (centre right), North Africa (upper right), the Arabian Peninsula (upper centre), the Black Sea and Caspian Sea (lower centre), and parts of Asia (left). This is a restoration and transliteration carried out in 1927 by the German scholar Konrad Miller (1844-1933)

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Morocco - Camel train, Berber with Dromedary Camels in the great sand dunes of Erg Chebbi at Merzouga

TD-1397 Morocco - Camel train, Berber with Dromedary Camels in the great sand dunes of Erg Chebbi at Merzouga Sahara Desert in Morocco's Southeast, Africa. Thomas Dressler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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Africa, African, Berber, Camel, Camel Caravan, Camel Train, Desert, Domestic, Dune, Group, Habitat, Indigenous Peoples, Landscape, Line, Live Stock, Mammal, Man, Men, Morocco, North Africa, People, Sahara, Sand, Scen Ic, With People

Akhenaten and His Family, from Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna)

3520059 Akhenaten and His Family, from Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna). by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); (add.info.: Akhenaten and His Family, from Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna). 18th Dynasty , 1348-1336 BCE. Painted limestone relief.); Universal History Archive/UIG; Egyptian, out of copyright

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