On an island in the Mediterranean in the 14th century there lived a mapmaker and his son. Their story, like all good stories, is at once highly particular, a tale about idiosyncratic individuals in a distinct time and place, but also tells a larger story: a story about the way in which Jews participated in creating knowledge that has shaped our collective view of the world, quite literally.
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The Jewish Mapmakers of Majorca
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On an island in the Mediterranean in the 14th century there lived a mapmaker and his son. Their story, like all good stories, is at once highly particular, a tale about idiosyncratic individuals in a distinct time and place, but also tells a larger story: a story about the way in which Jews participated in creating knowledge that has shaped our collective view of the world, quite literally.