Abraham Cresques, 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.
A part of the Catalan Atlas by Cresques Abraham and his son Jehuda Cresques
The 8 page montage of the Catalan Atlas
"Venice chart" (It.IV,1912), Biblioteca Marciana, Venice.
"Naples chart" (XII.D102), Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, Naples.
Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma. The Cabrera Archipelago, though widely separated from Palma proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality.
Image: Palma von Castell de Bellver
Image: Kathedrale von Palma
Image: 035 2015 06 02 Castell de Bellver
Image: Palma de Mallorca panoramio (1)