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by Abraham and Jehuda Cresques ]] Abraham and dedicated his life to the making of maps, and the construction of clocks, Compasses , and other kinds of maritime instruments, until 1375 , when he and his son received an assignment from Prince John of Aragon (later to be John I Of Aragon ) to make a full series of nautical charts which represented the ''"East and the West, and everything that, from the Strait'' (of Gibraltar ) ''leads to the West"''. For this job, Abraham and Jehuda would get paid 150 Aragonese Golden Florins, and 60 Mallorcan Pounds , respectively, as it is stated in 14th century documents from the Prince himself and his father Peter IV Of Aragon . The purpose Prince John had in mind for the charts was to give these to his cousin Charles, later to be Charles VI, King Of France , as a present. In that year 1375 Abraham and Jehuda drew the four charts of the Catalan Atlas at their house in the Jewish quarter of Palma De Mallorca (most likely). |
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