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foundations of Romanvilla

foundations of Roman villa

Close up of floor tesserae

Informal pose, shirt and waistcoat unbuttoned, watch chain in breast pocket.
Tool, possibly screwdriver protruding from jacket pocket.

Subject is seated in front of white material. Possibly preparing for a passport photo.

Man in suit, jumper, tie and cap, slightly twisted pose. Sturdy boots.
Two Anglepoise lamps to left.

Slide is labelled "The World according to Cosmas, with the walls and arch of Heaven. Above the Creator surveying his works. The rising and setting sun are moving round the mountain in the north."

A copy of a 6th century map by Cosmas, showing the known world, centred on the Mediterranean Sea. It includes the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates and also the Arabian and Persian Gulfs.
The slide is labelled "The Cosmas Map"

Hand drawn and illustrated map of Matthew Paris' journey in the 13th century from London to Apulia. This image is a single page detailing part of Italy.
Paris created a number of expanded road maps known as itineraries, which detail the routes…

Part of Ordnance Survey Map showing the area around Bickleigh and Yelverton.
Slide is annotated "Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of HM stationery Office"

An illustrated map of the world entitled "The World according to Hecataeus BC 500." The world is shown as a disc encircled by oceans. The coastline on the slide has been high-lighted with a thick pen.

Map of the world by Herman Moll (c. 1654-1732),
one of the most important London mapmakers in the first half of the eighteenth century.
The earth is split into 2 hemispheres and illustrates the known world. Coastlines of the southern hemisphere…

Illustrated Map of Spain and Britain, probably drawn by Pietro Vesconte for Marino Sanuto.
Slide is labelled "Brit. Mus. add ms 27376"

Hand-drawn and illustrated map of Europe and North Africa, it is orientated with South to the top of image.
Matthew Paris, also known as Matthew of Paris, (1200 - 1259) was an English Benedictine monk, chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts,…

The group are standing outside St John's Hall. The vans are labelled Civil Defence Corps, Cornwall Division.