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Hereford Mappa Mundi

Hereford Mappa Mundi

Camel drawing on the map

Focus on the Garden of Eden on the map

Focus on Jerusalem on the map

Christ in majesty

Cynocephali (dog heads)

Identifier: ARTH565_JEY_001
Title: Hereford Mappa Mundi
Creator: UNKNOWN
Cataloger: Jax Young
Time Period: ca. 1300 CE
Geographic Location: Hereford, England
Is Part Of: The Hereford Mappa Mundi Trust
Collection: Hereford Cathedral
Medium: Vellum, Calf skin
Extent: H: 5'2"
W: 4'4"
Subject: T-O maps; world maps; Medieval studies; Eden
Rights: https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Item sets: The Digital Medieval collection

Site pages: The Medieval Hereford Mappa Mundi's influence on art in the Modern Age through Sky: Children of the Light - By Rachel Gowell; Medieval Maps and Modern Fantastical Utilizations by Jax Young; Medieval Maps and their Influence on Planar Maps for Dungeons and Dragons by Keeva Baker

Media: Hereford Mappa Mundi: Map of the world; A camel icon located south of the Memarnau mountains; Eden; Jerusalem's location on the map; Christ in majesty; Cynocephali (dog heads)