Abraham Cresques

Abraham Cresques
A part of the Catalan Atlas by Cresques Abraham and his son Jehuda Cresques
Born	1325 Palma, Majorca
Died	1387
Other names	Eliça, son of Rabbi Abraham
Occupation	cartographer
Known for	Catalan Atlas

Abraham Cresques (Catalan pronunciation: [əβɾəˈam ˈkɾeskəs], 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.