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Maps from various collections dated before the XVI century.Created by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search EngineDated: 1500
Map of Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and Asia.  Personifications of the winds.  Full gold border.
During the Medieval period, European maps were dominated by religious views. All maps were, of course, drawn and illuminated by hand, which made the distribution of maps extremely limited.

Medieval geography divided the world into three schematic parts: Asia, Europe, and Africa. Asia was depicted on top as the birthplace of Christ and the original site of the Garden of Eden. A T-O map (orbis terrarum, orb or circle of the lands; with the letter T inside an O), also known as an Isidoran map, is a type of early world map that represents the physical world as first described by the 7th-century scholar Isidore of Seville in his De Natura Rerum and later his Etymologiae.

In this map format, Jerusalem was depicted at the center and east was oriented toward the map top. The design had great religious significance, with the “T” representing the central Christian symbol of the cross and placing Jerusalem at the center of the world. The “T” also separated the continents of the known world—Asia, Europe, and Africa—and the “O” that enclosed the entire image, represented the medieval idea of the world surrounded by water.
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Map of the world with the phases of the moon, the planets, and the sun

Map of the world with the phases of the moon, the planets, and the sun

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Napoli de Romania - Public domain vintage map

Napoli de Romania - Public domain vintage map

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

Motvs . noue . spere . et . trepvdacionis . octave . spere . 1514

Motvs . noue . spere . et . trepvdacionis . octave . spere . 1514

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholomæi traditionem et Americi Vespucii aliorū que lustrationes.

Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholomæi traditionem et Americi Ves...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Text with red and blue initials.  Map with small drawings of cities.

Text with red and blue initials. Map with small drawings of cities.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Pirro Ligorio - Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Plan of Ancient Rome

Pirro Ligorio - Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Plan of Ancient Rome

The Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae is a collection of engravings of Rome and Roman antiquities, the core of which consists of prints published by Antonio Lafreri and gathered under a title page he printed in t... More

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.

Konrad von Grünenberg - Beschreibung der Reise von Konstanz nach Jerusalem 1487 d

Konrad von Grünenberg - Beschreibung der Reise von Konstanz nach Jerus...

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

Ninth map of Europe (the Balkans, northern Greece, the Dardanelles and Byzantium), in full gold border.

Ninth map of Europe (the Balkans, northern Greece, the Dardanelles and...

Public domain scan of an old vintage map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

View of Jerusalem - Public domain vintage map
Eighth vision: as John watches, God in heaven sends a flowing river through the city of Jerusalem; John attempts to worship an angel who instead points to God. (Apoc. 22:1-9)

Eighth vision: as John watches, God in heaven sends a flowing river th...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Pingjiang tu. Historic map, Library of Congress

Pingjiang tu. Historic map, Library of Congress

Stone rubbing dated between 1858 and 1869. One of the earliest and biggest stone rubbing maps in China. Original stone was engraved in 1229 under Li Shoupeng. The map is now in the Museum of Engraved Stone Tabl... More

Chios from BL Arundel 93, f. 150 - Public domain old map

Chios from BL Arundel 93, f. 150 - Public domain old map

Detail of a map of the island of Chios, illustrating section 58. Image taken from f. 150 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, pa... More

Miniature of a map: 'Crete hodie candia'. from BL Arundel 93, f. 134v

Miniature of a map: 'Crete hodie candia'. from BL Arundel 93, f. 134v

Miniature of a map: 'Crete hodie candia'. Image taken from f. 134v of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howa... More

Ptolemy Cosmographia 1467 - world map

Ptolemy Cosmographia 1467 - world map

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey. Public domain reproduction of Greek Byzantine medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stampalia, Italy, Greece

Stampalia, Italy, Greece

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey. Public domain scan of a map, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Portolan chart of the Pacific coast from Mexico to northern Chile].

[Portolan chart of the Pacific coast from Mexico to northern Chile].

Public domain image of a nautical map, chart, navigation pilot guide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 148 - Public domain old map

Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 148 - Public domain old map

Detail of a miniature of a map of Icaria and mandria, illustrating sections 51-52. Image taken from f. 148 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the... More

Scardona, Italy - A map of a town with a river running through it

Scardona, Italy - A map of a town with a river running through it

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey. Public domain photograph of renaissance Italian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and Asia.  Personifications of the winds.  Full gold border

Map of Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and Asia. Personifications ...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Hua yi tu. Historic map, Library of Congress

Hua yi tu. Historic map, Library of Congress

Stone rubbing dated 1903? Original stone was engraved in Fuchang 7 nian, i.e. 1136 A.D. The stone is now in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Xi'an, China. Covers China in Nan Song Dynasty, from east to the ... More

Map of the world with the phases of the moon, the planets and the sun

Map of the world with the phases of the moon, the planets and the sun

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Andros from BL Arundel 93, f. 141 - Public domain map

Andros from BL Arundel 93, f. 141 - Public domain map

Detail of a miniature of a map of the island of Andros, from section 28. Image taken from f. 141 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard fa... More

Mappa Mundi - Public domain medieval manuscript

Mappa Mundi - Public domain medieval manuscript

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey. Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Unsigned and untitled T-O world map

Unsigned and untitled T-O world map

Simple map-like diagrams, known as T-O world maps, reflect a medieval European world view. These simple drawings portray the Earth's land masses as a circle surrounded by water. The land is separated into three... More

Konrad von Grünenberg - Beschreibung der Reise von Konstanz nach Jerusalem 1487 h

Konrad von Grünenberg - Beschreibung der Reise von Konstanz nach Jerus...

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

Luculentissima quaedam terrae totius descriptio: cum multis vtilissimis cosmographiae iniciis.

Luculentissima quaedam terrae totius descriptio: cum multis vtilissimi...

Signatures: a⁸, b⁶, A-B⁸, C-G⁴, H-K⁸, L⁶. Leaf 23 numbered 32. Errata slip inserted. "De America qvarta irbis par te cum aliis nouis insulis appositis (leaves 60-62) relate to America. "The author follows the s... More

Plan of Jerusalem - miniature, medieval manuscript

Plan of Jerusalem - miniature, medieval manuscript

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14ht-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 147v-148

Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 147v-148

Miniatures of maps of the islands of Patmos, Dipsa, Crousia, and Icaria and Mandria, illustrating sections 48-52. Image taken from ff. 147v-148 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Man... More

Podia from BL Arundel 93, f. 144v - Public domain map

Podia from BL Arundel 93, f. 144v - Public domain map

Miniatures of maps, including of the islands of Podia. Image taken from f. 144v of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularl... More

Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 148v-149

Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 148v-149

Miniatures of maps of the islands of Phormachi and Agathousa, Samos, and the Fourni, illustrating sections 53-55. Image taken from ff. 148v-149 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Man... More

Konrad von Grünenberg - Beschreibung der Reise von Konstanz nach Jerusalem 1487 k

Konrad von Grünenberg - Beschreibung der Reise von Konstanz nach Jerus...

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

Text with red and blue initials.  Map stretching across both pages, with small drawings of cities.

Text with red and blue initials. Map stretching across both pages, wi...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

View of Jerusalem - Public domain vintage map

View of Jerusalem - Public domain vintage map

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Map of Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and Asia.  Personifications of the winds.  Full gold border.

Map of Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and Asia. Personifications ...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Destruccio Herosolime (Destruction of Jerusalem) - Hartmann Schedel's Liber Chronicarum (p. 200)

Destruccio Herosolime (Destruction of Jerusalem) - Hartmann Schedel's ...

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey. Public domain photograph of medieval object / medieval style artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Magical Calendar - Public domain medieval manuscript

Magical Calendar - Public domain medieval manuscript

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

Explicit of La Sfera, with initials, map and town of Tana

Explicit of La Sfera, with initials, map and town of Tana

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

First map of Europe (Britain and Ireland).  Full gold border.

First map of Europe (Britain and Ireland). Full gold border.

Public domain scan of 15th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sixth map of Europe (Italy, Corsica), in full gold border.

Sixth map of Europe (Italy, Corsica), in full gold border.

Public domain document scan of map of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Page of text with initials and map showing Troy and Rhodes?  Note hand with cursive elements.

Page of text with initials and map showing Troy and Rhodes? Note hand...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Map from BL Arundel 93, ff. 151v-152

Map from BL Arundel 93, ff. 151v-152

Miniatures of a map of Metelin, illustrating section 59. Image taken from ff. 151v-152 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, part... More

Seventh map of Europe (Sardinia and Sicily), in full gold border.

Seventh map of Europe (Sardinia and Sicily), in full gold border.

Public domain scan of 15th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

First map of Asia (Asia minor), in full gold border.

First map of Asia (Asia minor), in full gold border.

Public domain scan of 15th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of Jerusalem - Public domain vintage map

View of Jerusalem - Public domain vintage map

Public domain image of an artwork, medieval, renaissance, 14th, 15th, 16th-century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.

City map of Venice - Liber Chronicarum (p. 272)

City map of Venice - Liber Chronicarum (p. 272)

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

Konrad von Grünenberg - Beschreibung der Reise von Konstanz nach Jerusalem 1487 a

Konrad von Grünenberg - Beschreibung der Reise von Konstanz nach Jerus...

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

Magical Calendar a - An old manuscript with many different types of coins

Magical Calendar a - An old manuscript with many different types of co...

Collection of early maps from various sources by BibliOdyssey.

Text with red and blue initials.  Map with small drawing of city.

Text with red and blue initials. Map with small drawing of city.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Text with red and blue initials.  Map with small drawings of cities.

Text with red and blue initials. Map with small drawings of cities.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Yu ji tu. Historic map, Library of Congress

Yu ji tu. Historic map, Library of Congress

Stone rubbing dated 1903? One of the earliest stone maps, it consists of 5,110 grids, each grid is approximately 100 li. Original stone was engraved in Fuchang 7 nian, i.e. 1136 A.D. The stone is now in the For... More

Map of the world from BL Royal 15 E III, f. 67v

Map of the world from BL Royal 15 E III, f. 67v

Miniature of a map of the world divided on three parts, Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'A'(layde), at the beginning of book 15. Image taken from f. 67v of De proprietati... More

Typus orbis terrarum, illuminated manuscript, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598

Typus orbis terrarum, illuminated manuscript, Abraham Ortelius 1527-15...

Ortelius' book of maps, first published in 1570, is considered the first modern world atlas. It was the first time that a set of maps, contemporary to the date of publication, was designed, drawn, and engraved ... More

Von den newen Inseln : der Statt Themistitan in den newen Inseln gelegen/figurierung.

Von den newen Inseln : der Statt Themistitan in den newen Inseln geleg...

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in ink: "From an unidentified German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia Universalis, 1597 or later. Bought f... More

First map of Asia (Asia minor), in full gold border.

First map of Asia (Asia minor), in full gold border.

Public domain scan of 15th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nuremberg Chronicle world map - Public domain old map

Nuremberg Chronicle world map - Public domain old map

Collection of natural science, astronomy and ancient technology images from various sources selected by BibliOdyssey.

Fourth map of Africa (Egypt and Sinai), in full gold border.

Fourth map of Africa (Egypt and Sinai), in full gold border.

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholomaei traditionem et Americi Vespucii alioru[m]que lustrationes.

Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholomaei traditionem et Americi Ve...

Relief shown pictorially. First document known to name America. Red ink grid on 2 sheets. Text applied over blank areas on 2 sheets. Manuscript annotations in the margin of 1 sheet. All sheets bear a watermark ... More

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea ca. 1320-1350 : manuscript chart of the Mediterranean and Black seas on vellum].

[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea ca. 1320-1350 : manuscript ch...

Anonymous nautical chart in portolan style probably drawn in Genoa. Covers Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands to the Levantine coast; also covers western part of Black Sea. Oldest original cartographic... More

Map of the world from BL Royal 15 E III, f. 67v

Map of the world from BL Royal 15 E III, f. 67v

Detail of a miniature of a map of the world divided on three parts, Europe, Asia, and Africa, at the beginning of book 15. Image taken from f. 67v of De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des ... More

Scheme of the map of the world with moon, sun and five planets

Scheme of the map of the world with moon, sun and five planets

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Map of the world: the people of the earth

Map of the world: the people of the earth

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

First map of Asia (Asia minor), in full gold border.

First map of Asia (Asia minor), in full gold border.

Public domain scan of 15th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

La sfera. nautical chart - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

La sfera. nautical chart - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congre...

In verse. Sometimes incorrectly ascribed to Gregorio's nephew, Leonardo Dati, according to Goff, citing GW. No signatures. LC copy has marginal color wash pen-and-ink illustrations, including astronomical, mete... More

Universalis cosmographie descriptio tam in solido quem plano

Universalis cosmographie descriptio tam in solido quem plano

Public domain scan of 16th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tenth map of Asia (India), with full gold border.

Tenth map of Asia (India), with full gold border.

Public domain scan of 15th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Volvelle from BL Harley 941, f. 29v

Volvelle from BL Harley 941, f. 29v

Volvelle for calculating Easter, other movable feasts, Sunday letters, the Golden Number and the leap year, with a figure (a woman?) in the centre. Image taken from f. 29v of A literary and scientific miscellan... More

Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 158v-159

Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 158v-159

Miniatures of maps. Image taken from ff. 158v-159 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl ... More

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.

[Map of the Far East and adjacent Pacific].

[Map of the Far East and adjacent Pacific].

The map, in its ornamental frame, occupies the right side of the sheet. Drawing of a ship and an eight-line explanation of Roman numerals on left side of the sheet. Place names in Arabic. Chinese in two columns... More

La sfera. nautical chart - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

La sfera. nautical chart - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congre...

In verse. Sometimes incorrectly ascribed to Gregorio's nephew, Leonardo Dati, according to Goff, citing GW. No signatures. LC copy has marginal color wash pen-and-ink illustrations, including astronomical, mete... More

La sfera. nautical chart - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

La sfera. nautical chart - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congre...

In verse. Sometimes incorrectly ascribed to Gregorio's nephew, Leonardo Dati, according to Goff, citing GW. No signatures. LC copy has marginal color wash pen-and-ink illustrations, including astronomical, mete... More

La sfera. nautical chart - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

La sfera. nautical chart - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congre...

In verse. Sometimes incorrectly ascribed to Gregorio's nephew, Leonardo Dati, according to Goff, citing GW. No signatures. LC copy has marginal color wash pen-and-ink illustrations, including astronomical, mete... More

La sfera. nautical chart - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

La sfera. nautical chart - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congre...

In verse. Sometimes incorrectly ascribed to Gregorio's nephew, Leonardo Dati, according to Goff, citing GW. No signatures. LC copy has marginal color wash pen-and-ink illustrations, including astronomical, mete... More

Eleventh map of Asia (southeast Asia), in full gold border.

Eleventh map of Asia (southeast Asia), in full gold border.

Public domain scan of 15th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Twelfth map of Asia, in full gold border.

Twelfth map of Asia, in full gold border.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Text with red and blue initials, rubrics, one chart showing map of the world.

Text with red and blue initials, rubrics, one chart showing map of the...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Page of text with maps, including T-map. Rubric and initials.

Page of text with maps, including T-map. Rubric and initials.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Cosmographia., 15th century

Cosmographia., 15th century

Incunabula are books printed in the earliest years of the printing press, from the mid-15th century to the early 16th century. The term "incunabulum" is Latin for "cradle" and refers to the fact that these work... More

Map from BL Royal 12 F IV, f. 135v

Map from BL Royal 12 F IV, f. 135v

Detail of a circular diagram representing a map of the world (a so-called 'T-O' map). Image taken from f. 135v of Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii s... More

Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 152v-153

Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 152v-153

Miniatures of maps, including of Tenedos and Gallipoli, illustrating sections 60 and 61. Image taken from ff. 152v-153 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was am... More

Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 133 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 133 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Miniature of a map. Image taken from f. 133 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particularly Thomas Howard, the 2nd Earl of Aru... More

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f

Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.

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