An open-access high-resolution digital image of the map with more than 1,000 place and name annotations is included among the thirteen medieval maps of the world edited in the Virtual Mappa …

Interactive detailed political map from ancient times to our days. Empires, kingdoms, principalities, republics

Apr 18, 2025 · The Wikimedia Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps available at Wikimedia Commons. The introductions of the …

These maps, often intricate and beautifully crafted, reflect the medieval worldview, combining geographical accuracy with religious symbolism and mythological elements.

Apr 10, 2025 · It stands as one of the most significant and detailed world maps of the medieval period. Commissioned by the rulers of Venice, the map was crafted by the Camaldolese monk Fra Mauro.

Jun 29, 2024 · With new locales and cross-cultural interconnections being explored, the study of the medieval world has never been more open. Set upon the backdrop of Martellus’ c.1490 world map, …

May 27, 2024 · Although they can appear primitive or even backwards to modern eyes, medieval world maps stitched together the fabric of the known world of the Middle Ages in intricate cartographic …

Jan 17, 2026 · Ibn Haukal wrote a Book of Ways and Provinces illustrated with maps, and al- Idrīsī constructed a world map in 1154 for the Christian king Roger of Sicily, showing better information on …

Feb 14, 2024 · Completed in 1459, the Mappa Mundi is the compendium of all the geographical knowledge of the time and is arguably the greatest medieval map of the world.

Aug 12, 2025 · Medieval world maps, or mappaemundi, are something worth sharing even today because of what they tell us about how medieval people viewed their world. While we have our own, …