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...

Map of Britain by Matthew Paris, Royal MS 14 C. VI...

Map Created date: mid-13th century

This map 13th century map by Matthew Paris from the Royal manuscripts collection, is one of four early maps of Britain c...

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...

Plan of springs at Wormley in Hertfordshire

Map

This plan, from the Harley manuscripts collection, shows a plan of the springs at Wormley, Hertfordshire, from which Wal...