An Ottoman Map of Arabia, After Al-Idrisi. Ottoman, 19th century Ink and gouache on paper Depicting the map of Arabia, with rivers, highlands, lakes and prominent Islamic places. Inspired by the map of Al-Idrisi Abdullah Muhammad bin Muhammad Al-Idrisi Al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi. An Arab Muslim scholar (born in 1100 AD (493 AH) and died in 1166 AD (559 AH) and is considered as one of the greatest Islamic geographers, cartographer and Egyptologist, and the founder of modern geography.