Abraham Cresques

Abraham Cresques
A part of the Catalan Atlas by Cresques Abraham and his son Jehuda Cresques
A part of the Catalan Atlas by Cresques Abraham and his son Jehuda Cresques
Born1325
Died1387
Other namesEliça, son of Rabbi Abraham
Occupationcartographer
Known forCatalan Atlas

Abraham Cresques (Catalan pronunciation: [əβɾəˈam ˈkɾeskəs], 1325–1387), whose real name was Cresques (son of) Abraham, was a 14th-century Jewish cartographer from Palma, Majorca, then part of the Crown of Aragon. In collaboration with his son, Jehuda Cresques, Cresques is credited with the authorship of the celebrated Catalan Atlas of 1375.


Abraham Cresques

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