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Title
The Hereford World Map
Subject
The Hereford World Map, or "Mappa Mundi," was created using a full sheet of vellum, or calfskin, around 1300 to represent the world as it was then understood. It portrays Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is in an T-O layout and has everything centered around Jerusalem. It was used to study the world but also the different creatures in foreign regions and important mythological events, while still promoting the place of Christ sitting in judgment over all of God’s creation.
Description
The Mappa Mundi facsimile is nearly to scale measuring 143 x 120 cm. Large scale printing technology was needed to print the map in one piece. As a result, the colors are vibrant, replicating the experience of viewing the original map in person. There is a texture to the surface of the map facsimile, which acts to further replicate the original vellum.
Creator
Original MS: Richard of Haldingham and Lafford
Source
Facsimile: UNT Special Collections Library, Call Number: GA304.R5 H37 2010 map
Original MS: Hereford, Hereford Cathedral
Original MS: Hereford, Hereford Cathedral
Publisher
Folio Society, London
Date
Facsimile: 2010
Map: c. 1300
Map: c. 1300
Contributor
Introduction: P.D.A. Harvey.
Commentary: Scott D. Westrem
Commentary: Scott D. Westrem
Rights
Folio Society
Relation
Isidore of Seville’s Etymologiae
Format
Map on vellum, not to scale, 143 x 120 cm
Language
Latin, Anglo-Norman French
Type
World map
Identifier
Spiritual and Historical Map
Coverage
England, Gothic, c. 1300
Prepared by Dorothy Irvine
Prepared by Dorothy Irvine