Hereford World Map
Subtitle: Medieval World Maps and their Context (British Library - British Library Studies in the History of the Book)
Publisher: British Library
Published: August 9, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780712347600
Subjects: Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS); Medieval; History; History - General History; History: World; History / Medieval; Early maps; Geography, Medieval; Maps; World maps, Manuscript
Description: The famous Hereford world map, the 'Mappa Mundi', dates from around 1300, and was painted on one skin of calf-parchment. In setting the Hereford world map in context, Harvey and his 24 collaborators introduce us to medieval ideas of the world and man's place in it.