The Catalan Atlas (1375) (Atles català)

Atles catala

Majorcan world map attributed to Abraham and Jafuda Cresques, given to Charles V of France; its Catalan legends describe India: the sultan of Delhi, the Christian king of Columbo (Quilon), the pearl fisheries, the shrine of St Thomas, the spice trade and the Indian sea with its islands.

Language

ca

Date

1375 CE

Author

Cresques Abraham

Text

not yet digitised (catalogue entry)