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  1. Hereford Mappa Mundi - Wikipedia

    • The Hereford Mappa Mundi (Latin: mappa mundi) is the largest medieval map still known to exist, depicting the known world. It is a religious rather than literal depiction, featuring heaven, hell and the path to salvation. Dating from ca. 1300, the map is drawn in a form deriving from the T and O pattern. It is displayed at Hereford Cathedral in Hereford, England. The m… See more

    Post-Reformation history

    The Hereford Mappa Mundi hung, with little regard, for many years on a wall of a choir aisle in the cathedral. During … See more

    Original sources

    The map is based on traditional accounts and earlier maps such as the one of the Beatus of Liébana codex, and is very similar to the Ebstorf Map, the Psalter world map, and the Sawley map (erroneously for considerabl… See more

    Interpretation and purpose

    The map has been interpreted from a topographical and encylopedic perspective, but more recent approaches have attempted to see the map as a work of art, that conveys meanings through symbolism and associ… See more

     
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  1. The Largest Medieval Map | Mappa Mundi Hereford

    WEBVisit the Hereford Mappa Mundi, one of the world’s unique medieval treasures, and explore its history, geography and destiny. Discover the Chained Library, the Magna Carta 1217 and the Mappa Mundi Trust in …

     
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  4. Hereford Mappa Mundi - Memory of the World

    WEBThe Hereford Mappa Mundi is a medieval world map with historical and theological information. It is the only complete example of its kind and a pivotal source of medieval cartography and sense of place.

  5. The Hereford Mappa Mundi - Historic UK

    WEBLearn about the world's largest medieval map, created in Lincoln and housed in Hereford Cathedral. Discover its history, features and significance as a pictorial description of the outside world.

  6. Hereford Mappa Mundi – Hereford, England - Atlas …

    WEBSep 22, 2010 · Learn about the largest known medieval map of the world, drawn on a single calfskin in the 13th century. See its illustrations of people, places, animals, and Biblical and mythological scenes.

  7. The world’s oldest medieval map - BBC

    WEBMar 25, 2019 · Created around 1300, it is the largest surviving map from the Middle Ages and offers a glimpse into the mindset of the ancient Christian world. Located near the Welsh border on the River Wye,...

  8. Visit Us | Mappa Mundi Hereford

    WEBLearn about the largest medieval map in the world and the Chained Library at Hereford Cathedral. Find out opening times, prices, location and school visit options.

  9. Explore the Hereford Mappa Mundi - My Modern Met

    WEBMay 29, 2023 · The Hereford Mappa Mundi is the largest and oldest surviving medieval world map, created in England around 1300. It depicts the world in a T-O shape, with Jerusalem at the center, and includes …

  10. Mappa Mundi: The greatest medieval map in the …

    WEBFeb 14, 2024 · Almost twice as large as the famous English Hereford Mappa Mundi (ca 1300), this exquisitely decorated planisphere showcasing Europe, Africa and Asia was the masterpiece of Fra Mauro, a...

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    WEBAs Evelyn Edson has observed, the mappa mundi appears to be copy of an earlier, larger map. This article argues that the mappa mundi’s focus on urban space, translatio imperii and Scandinavia is reminiscent of the Old …

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