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The Gough map – 14th century. Donated to the Bodlian Library in the 19th century, the Gough map is the earliest known map of Britain to give a detailed representation of the country’s roads. 4. Portolan Chart by Pietro Visconte – c. 1325. Portolan charts were key to maritime navigation in the medieval world.
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Most significantly, it is proposed that the extant cartographical image is not a single map, but an accumulation of three distinct layers: Layer One (1390-1410) showing the whole of Britain; Layer Two (first quarter 15th century) comprising England south of the Wall and Wales; Layer Three (last quarter 15th century) restricted to south-east and ...
Apr 8, 2008 · Medieval. The Gough Map: a map of medieval Britain. Alixe Bovey took a journey around medieval Britain, guided by a 14th-century map, for the BBC Four medieval season. She explains what the map tells us, and reveals some of the hidden gems she found along the way. Published: April 8, 2008 at 4:31 PM.
The maps below include: Roman Britain. A general map of the people of Britain in the 6th Century. The Heparchy – those 7 Anglo Saxon Kingdoms. The main English rivers: might sound a bit daft, but rivers as a land mark are constantly referred to throughout the Viking Age. The Shires of England: Again, we are constantly referring to ‘calling ...
Maps of 14th-century England. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Constituent countries of the United Kingdom: England.
Index of Maps. Tudor England showing the Counties and Towns. Tudor London. Plan of Ingatestone Hall , a Country House of the Latter Sixteenth Century. Ireland c. 1500 showing the Pale and the great lordships. Scotland & the Borders. Western Europe c. 1550.
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Maps. The London Topographical Society publishes facsimiles of historical maps, plans, and views of London, as well as research on the city’s buildings, monuments, and streets. It issues both sheet maps and hardcover volumes; those of interest to medievalists include: A Map of London under Richard II (1960); Hugh Alley’s Caveat – The ...
