Abraham Cresques, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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cartographer from Palma, Majorca
Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1325
Place of Birth: Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1387
Profession: cartographer
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Abraham Cresques
- Abraham Cresques (Catalan pronunciation: [?ß??'am 'k?esk?s], 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.
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