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| 17267. TWO EARLY MEDIEVAL MAPS OF THE WORLD. This paper compares two early medieval maps of the world. The first map considered was created by St. Isidore of Seville (Spain) in the seventh century AD. The second map examined for this paper is known as the Albi, or Merovingian, world map. The name of this map’s creator is unknown, and it was found in an eighth century manuscript which is currently housed at the Library of Albi in Langedoc, in Southern France. The major geographical features, level of detail, source, and world view of each map is compared and contrasted. KEYWORDS: cartography medieval maps. Written 2005. 6 pages, 8 footnotes, 2 bibliographic sources. 1,368 words. |
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