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  1. The first map appears in a manuscript containing copies of the Chronica maiora and Historia Anglorum written in Paris’ own hand (Royal MS 14 C VII).Though it is simpler than other surviving examples, the map still includes a number of significant geographical features, such as the River Thames, the Isles of Man and Wight, Snowdon in North Wales (with a drawing of the mountain), and the ...

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    Matthew Paris, Map of Britain (1250) – photo credit: wikimedia commons Not only is the map visually appealing, particularly in its use of color, drawings of miniature battlements and city walls, and ability to seize the imagination, it is also the oldest surviving map to show such a high level of detail and accuracy.

  5. Jul 18, 2010 · The Maps of Matthew Paris: Medieval Journeys through Space, Time and Liturgy. By Daniel K. Connolly. Boydell and Brewer, 2009. ISBN: 9781843834786. The illustrations of the Benedictine monk, artist, and chronicler Matthew Paris offer a gateway into the thirteenth-century world. This new study of his cartography emphasises the striking ...

  6. May 21, 2020 · Enjoy The Sounding Line? Click here to subscribe. The following map of Britain was drafted by Matthew Paris (1200–59 AD). As the British Library notes “Paris, who did not travel far from his own monastery at St Albans in Hertfordshire, was the greatest English cartographer of his age, although his maps differ greatly from geographical ...

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  8. Mar 28, 2014 · Source: Historia Anglorum, British Library Royal MS 14 C VII, fol. 5v. This picture from the British Library Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts (webpage, image) ...

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