Cresques Abraham

Cresques Abraham (1325–1387) was a Crown of Aragon cartographer, illuminator and geographer.

Also recorded as Elisha ben Abraham Cresques; Elisha ben Abraham Bevenisti; Abraham Cresques.

Overview

Places of work recorded in the authority include Mallorca. Works named in the authority record include Atlas Cresques and Farhi Bible. Catalogue entries for maps and atlases state plate, state, colouring and condition. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

cartographer from Palma, Majorca

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Abraham Cresques”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q329893: Cresques Abraham
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