Collection items

13th century zonal world map

Map Created date: 13th century

This 13th-century world map, though only 8 centimetres across, is more than a simple diagram. The southern (upper) hemis...

Circular plan of Jerusalem

Map Created date: 13th century

Most medieval plans of Jerusalem give it circular walls (it was actually four-sided) and were probably of classical orig...

Matthew Paris's map of Britain

Map, Manuscript Created date: 1200-99

The maps drawn by Matthew Paris (1200–59) offer a unique impression of mid-13th-century Britain. Paris, who did not trav...