Rectangular Map of the World

Item

Title

Rectangular Map of the World

Description

The rectangular map of the world taken from the 12th century Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eye is the only extant medieval rectangular map of the world.

Creator

Unknown

Temporal Coverage

ca. 1190-1210

Spatial Coverage

probably Egypt

Type

Image

Date Created

Unknown

Source

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/748a9d50-5a3a-440e-ab9d-567dd68b6abb/surfaces/48645929-93bb-4629-8e1e-e1747ddca04f/

Contributor

Leigha DeRango

Rights

Bodleian Library, Oxford University

Item sets

Site pages

Rectangular Map of the World